The Evolutionary Technology of SR-D 212 Modern Agricultural Quadcopter for Harvesting Process Improvement

Abstract

The development of the use of drone technology has now led to the disruptive era of technology 5.0. In all aspects of life, drones are one of the evolutionary technologies. However, in plantations and agriculture, the development of drone technology is relatively not fast. This study aims to: (1) develop the Technology of SR-D 212 Agricultural Quadcopter; (2) testing the attractiveness and feasibility of the Technology of SR-D 212 Agricultural Quadcopter; and (3) testing the long-flying strength level of the Technology of SR-D 212 Agricultural Quadcopter. This study uses the R&D method with five processes. The process includes design, dimensional measurement, product assembly, product testing, and final product analysis. The attractiveness and feasibility testing process was carried out by two experts (design experts and programmer experts). The results of this study include: (1) the developed Technology of SR-D 212 Agricultural Quadcopter has main specifications consisting of main control (DJI A2 flight controller), ESC (Opto 4 A SimonK firmware), motor (T-Motor U8 170kV), telemetry (XLRS rxd2 ap), and HES Aero pack-L 900Wh fuel cell); (2) the average percentage level of attractiveness and feasibility of the Technology of SR-D 212 Agricultural Quadcopter is 88% in the product design aspect, 96% in the component novelty aspect, 96% in the system harmony aspect, 90% in the material strength aspect; and (3) the developed Technology of SR-D 212 Agricultural Quadcopter has a flight duration of 600s with 2200mAh battery, 1350s with 2700mAh battery, 2120s with 3200mAh battery, and 2630s with 3600mAh battery.