Effective pest control has always been difficult, especially in the immediate area, and the FitoStinger UAV was developed for this purpose. Part of the reason for its light weight is the use of igus sports plastic, which includes poles Light drylin linear guide made of carbon fiber.
The drylin carbon linear guide, igubal base bearings and e-chain towline reduce the considerable weight for the FitoStinger.
Effective pest control has always been difficult, especially in the immediate area, and the FitoStinger UAV was developed for this purpose. Part of the reason for its light weight is the use of igus sports plastic, which includes poles Light drylin linear guide made of carbon fiber.
FitoStinger UAV equipped with igus developed a lightweight and sturdy carbon fiber linear guide (located in the lower left corner of the picture) (source: igus GmbH)
Developed by the TSA Center in Spain, the FitoStinger UAV is equipped with a telescopic arm for precision spraying of insecticides. To accurately locate the area where pest control is affected, the UAV must be robust and lightweight. Therefore, The linear guide developed by sports plastic specialist igus consists of an extremely lightweight carbon fiber guide and a plastic slider that meets the required strength and rigidity with minimal weight, meaning that the drone can be in the air Extremely flexible to fly and require less driving force The UAV's fail-safe functionality requires power cables and hoses not to be twisted with other components during tilting, turning or rotating motion This requirement has also been met by E2 Miniature towline series and igubal base bearings to achieve.
FitoStinger is flexible in the air to spray insecticides on pests affected plants (source: igus GmbH)
The advantages of sports plastic in drone applications
In addition to the FitoStinger UAV used in pest control, igus plain bearings are also used in aerial, monitoring and cargo-handling unmanned aerial vehicles. Its advantages over metallic bearings are clear: plastic bearings are good for diversification of drones Sports, easy to use outdoors, at the same time light weight, lubrication-free, maintenance-free.
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