AI-Powered Aerial-Ground Collaborative Mobile System for Precision Spraying to Enhance Sustainable Agriculture

Project Abstract: Remarkable increases in the use of synthetic herbicides have been reported for weed control. However, up to 98% of crop spray does not stay on the plants and flows into the environment, causing soil and water pollution. Therefore, reducing herbicide use is critically needed to develop resilient and sustainable agriculture, and it has significant positive impacts on public health, society, and the ecological environment. In this initiative, we aim to develop an AI-powered aerial-ground collaborative mobile system for precision spraying to reduce herbicide use.

CORE RESEARCH TEAM

Principal Investigator: Professor Shangpeng Sun

Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioresource Engineering at the Macdonald Campus of McGill University.

Professor François Grondin

Assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Université de Sherbrooke.

Professor Philippe Seguin

Professor in the Plant Science Department at McGill University.