Design, Development and Analysis of Air Mycoflora Using Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

N. K. Udaya Prakash This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹, R. Vasantharaj¹, E. Balasubramanian¹, Gosavi Bhushan¹, Sudip Das¹ and Farhan Eqbal¹

¹Research and Development, Vel Tech Dr. RR & Dr. SR Technical University, Avadi, Chennai 600062, India

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