System and method for managing an insect swarm using drones

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PATENT NO 11779003
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17172795

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This disclosure relates to system and method for managing an insect swarm using a plurality of drones. The method includes detecting an insect swarm. The method may further include tracking a movement of the insect swarm. The method further includes communicating, with remaining of the plurality of drones, to dynamically align in a position based on the tracking so as to make a drone formation. The method further includes magnetizing, by at least some of the plurality of drones, one or more drone couplers for electromagnetically coupling the at least some of the plurality of drones with each other as per the drone formation. The method further includes casting, by each of the plurality of drones, a net to trap insects in the insect swarm. The method further includes supplying, by each of the plurality of drones, a high voltage to the net to decapacitate the insects.

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HCL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED806 SIDDHARTH 96 NEHRU PLACE NEW DELHI 110019

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K, T Gandhi Karuna Chennai, IN 7 2

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