Development of a sample collector device able to access hard-to-reach areas using a hexacopter drone
ABOUT THE PROJECT
01 / Abstract
Nowadays, numerous researchers around the world devote part of their work to the collecting of samples in order to develop researches, which can increase the product efficiency (mainly food and medicinal products). However, it can be affirmed that one of the major problems of these studies is related to the difficulty to handle the tools that are used to collect the objects of studying which will be analyzed.
Although sample collection, mainly of botanical materials, may seem like a simple activity, it is actually an arduous task, so consequently, the phytological, medicinal, geological, agronomic and food studies do not develop progressively. In this way, this project intends to use a multirotor to collect samples, especially the botanicals specimens, through an electromechanical cutter device, which was developed and coupled under a drone.
Currently the assembling of the UAV has been completed, and it is working perfectly. The mechanical system, which has been printed in a 3D printer, and the electrical system has been finished, consequently the drone is able to collect samples.
02 / Introduction
Drones are devices that were elaborated with purpose of accomplish specific tasks in a fast way, which normally are difficult to reach directly by humans beings. On the other hand, botanic aims to study the vegetables to define their characteristic in general. In this way, a lot of researchers around the world search to find solutions for huge problems through this biology area. Phytology, in general, aims: contribute to the formation of a fauna profile in a specific area, classify some inventory’s species, and collaborate to the medicine and toxic plants development consequently to the agronomy progress, which is the biggest Brazilian economic source. Nowadays the acquisition of study objects, which is essential for some research and economic activities development, is big problem for botanical studies, because the methods that are used today take so much time, they are dangerous process, inefficient and also so much expensive in some specific cases, as in the agriculture. If we consider that a farmer is owner of 10 thousands hectares, uses a farm truck to collect samples and needs to collect one sample per soy hectare in each months during four months – period of soy cultivation -, he is going to destroy approximately 2.8% of each hectare, it corresponds to a loss of U$33,85 per hectare. As this farmer I owner of 10 thousand hectare, he is going to lost 340 thousands of dollars in four months. In Brazil, it corresponds to 1.3 million reais, or 435 F550 drones.
03 / Honors and Awards
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Scientific Project selected as the best one of the 9 grade of Middle during the 14º SITEC (Technology and Science Symposium of Interativa) – November 7th of 2015.
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Scientific Project selected as the best one of the Interativa’s High School during the 16º SITEC (Technology and Science Symposium of Interativa) – November 18th of 2017.
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Scientific Project selected to participate of the IV FICIENCIAS, which happens in the Itaipu Technological Park (PTI) - September 30th of 2015.
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Scientific Project selected to participate of the Genius Olympiad, which happens in the Campus of SUNY Oswego-NY, during the 14º SITEC (Technology and Science Symposium of Interativa) – November 7th of 2015.
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First place award in the category of Mathematics during the 15º SITEC (Technology and Science Symposium of Interativa) - November 19th of 2016.
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Scientific Project selected to participate of the Feira Internacional de Ciência e Engenharia, which happens in Santiago, during the 15º SITEC (Technology and Science Symposium of Interativa) – November 19th of 2016.
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Scientific Project selected to participate of the MOSTRATEC 2018, which happens in Novo Hamburgo, during the 15º SITEC (Technology and Science Symposium of Interativa) – November 19th of 2016.
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Scientific Project selected to participate of the 15° FEBRACE, which happens in University of São Paulo campus (USP) - January 12th of 2017.
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Scientific Project selected to participate of the CIÊNCIAS JOVEM, which happens in Olinda - September 20th of 2017.
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First place awarded in the category of Oral Communication during the 16º SITEC (Technology and Science Symposium of Interativa) – November 18th of 2017.
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Scientific Project selected to participate of the MOSTRATEC 2018, which happens in Novo Hamburgo, during the 16º SITEC (Technology and Science Symposium of Interativa) – November 18th of 2017.
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Scientific Project selected to participate of the 16° FEBRACE, which happens in State University of São Paulo campus (USP) - December 18th of 2017.
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Third place award in the category of Engineering during the 16º FEBRACE (Brazilian Science and Technological Fair) – March of 2018.
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Scientific Project selected to participate of the EXPOCIT 2018, which happens in São Lourenço da Mata, during the 16º FEBRACE (Brazilian Science and Technological Fair) – March of 2018.
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Scientific Project selected to participate of the Scitech Summer Program, which happens in Haifa, during the 16º FEBRACE (Brazilian Science and Technological Fair) – March of 2018.
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Third place award in the category of Engineering during the 2018 MOSTRATEC– November 16th of 2018.
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Scientific Project selected to participate of the Intel ISEF 2019, which will happen in Phoenix, during the MOSTRATEC 2018 (Brazilian Science and Technological Fair) – March of 2018.
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State University of New York (SUNY – Oswego) graduation scholarship award of $9000 dollars anually – July 14th of 2016.
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CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) scholarship award of R$ 100 monthly during one year – April 10th of 2017.
AUTHOR
Gustavo Henrique Sanches
From: Londrina-PR
Birth date: 07/25/2001
Almost an engineer