Agricultural Field Monitoring System: VTOL-UAV Model Design and Performance Test

The development of agricultural technology in Indonesia is increasingly leaning towards modern, intelligent, and precise farming methods. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as powerful tools for identifying, monitoring, and verifying agricultural land, yielding impressive results. UAV-based agricultural land monitoring has shown great potential for providing accurate assessments. This research aims to design and test an agricultural land monitoring system VTOL-UAV that utilizes for sensing and monitoring through unmanned aircraft models. The data collected from shooter camera in the form of topographic images used to analyzed agricultural land. The UAV is equipped with an automatic movement system that operates based on sensing technology. The results present the stability performance for all controlling axes is satisfactory. The recorded responses aligning closely with the desired inputs from both the user and the flight control unit which continuously worked to auto-stabilize the UAV. The vibration levels achieved lower than 50 m/s². This low level of vibration suggests that a camera or similar payload could be integrated in future versions without risking performance or stability.