MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541113642 A) filed by Psna College Of Engineering And Technology, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, on Nov. 19, 2025, for 'harnessing iot and drone technology for precision apple orchard management.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. T. Hemalatha; Dr. E. Thangaselvi; Karthick Ganesh M; Rogith P; Janarthanan S; Ramya R; Nagapriyan; and Naganandita A.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention titled "Harnessing loT and Drone Technology for Precision Apple orchard management" presents an integrated precision agriculture solution that leverages artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (loT), and unmanned aerial vehicle (VA V) technologies to modernize apple cultivation. The system utilizes multispectral, thermal, and RGB imaging cameras mounted on drones to capture real-time aerial imagery of apple orchards, enabling early detection of diseases, pest infestations, and canopy stress. Complementing this, loT-enabled soil sensors continuously monitor soil parameters such as moisture, temperature, and nutrient composition, ensuring optimal field conditions. The collected aerial and ground data are transmitted to a cloud-based analytics platform, where an AIdriven module processes and interprets the information using deep learning models such as YOLO and SSD MobileNet.A centralized mobile and web application interface provides farmers with real-time updates, visual heat maps, soil analytics, and yield predictions. The proposed system empowers farmers with timely insights, improves yield quality, optimizes resource utilization, and contributes to the overall modernization of the horticulture sector."
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