Design and performance test of a novel UAV air-assisted electrostatic centrifugal spraying system
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Keywords: UAV spraying, droplet drift, centrifugal sprayer, air-assisted spraying, electrostatic spraying
DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20221505.6891
Citation: Hu H M, Kaizu Y, Huang J J, Furuhashi K, Zhang H D, Xiao X, et al. Design and performance test of a novel UAV air-assisted electrostatic centrifugal spraying system. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2022; 15(5): 34–40.
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