MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541133962 A) filed by Dr. Mahalingam College Of Engineering And Technology, Pollachi on December 31, 2025, for Autonomous Agricultural Drone With 360^0 Lidar And Robotic Arm Based Centrifugal Nozzle For Intelligent Spraying Obstacles And Then Re-Routing..
Inventor includes T. Selvakumar.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT OF TNE INVENTION Title: Autonomous Agricultural Drone with 360° LiDAR and Robotic Arm based Centrifugal Nozzle for Intelligent Spraying near Obstacles and then Re-Routing The agricultural medicine spraymg drone is designed to uniformly spray pesticides, fertilizers, and other agro chemicals while safely navigating complex field environments and This invention presents an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based agricultural drone developed to support precision farming through autonomous operation and intelligent obstacle management. The intelligent system integrates 360-degree LiDAR based sensor detecting with real-time on plot spray map area data and to enable accurate obstacle detection, autonomous path and dynamic route to new and dynamic planning during flight. When obstacles are detected, the drone automatically generates a new optimized alternative path from breakpoints surrounded by obstacle based on LiDAR data and resumes spraying from the exact path way break point without human intervention as introduced 360-degree rotating robotic arm equipped with a centrifugal nozzle (fig 3 : rotatable arm based centrifugal nozzle) focusing to undercover surroundings of obstacle. This mechanism enables effective spraying beneath and aroundobstacles (trees, poles, and other obstacles). Moreover, this invention focuses on enhance the energy efficiency by reducing the time to think for reroute (hovering time) and optimizing rerouting decisions from breakpoint based path. These enhancements and updates will extend power systems (Battery) life and increase operational efficiency, making the proposed system a reliable and intelligent solution for modem, and higher risky obstacle agricultural environments
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