Wireless Sensor Network for Farm Field Automated Drip Irrigation for Coconut
Abstract
In any good crop production, timely irrigation
and demand-based water supply is very important. In this paper, we propose the
conceptual design of an automated irrigation system for Palm trees, especially
coconut trees. In Southern part of India, climate is more suitable for Coconut
crop. In non-coastal areas where water is a scarce resource, automated drip
irrigation is found to be a better solution. Various sensors like GPS (Global
Position Sensors), soil moisture, temperature and climate are used to calculate
site-specific, real-time irrigation requirement using Penman Monticth water
demand model. In our design, palm trees
are placed at every edge and middle of regular hexagonal structure which
increases the coverage area of the Zigbee communication and reduces the
installation cost compared to traditional square spacing.
Country : India
1 Thennarasu. R2 Fathima Bibi. S
Assistant Professor, Civil Department, Parisutham Institute of Technology and Science, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Parisutham Institute of Technology and Science, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu
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