An Efficient Method Of Irrigation Using Sensors And Pest Detection

Project Abstract / Summary : In the agriculture field, the current agricultural practices need to intensify the rate of food crop production for the rate of population growth with available resources. This project presents the automated system to make effective utilization of water resources for agriculture and crop growth monitoring using GSM and Zigbee technology. Firstly, this system utilized rainwater from the harvest rainwater tank for irrigation and then bore well water has been used. The water use efficiency is increased in a drip irrigation system by using soil moisture sensors, humidity sensor and temperature sensor. The sensor system uses the power from solar panels. The signals from the sensors are coordinated by the Raspberry Pi and transmitted to the irrigation control center (ICC) through Zigbee wireless radio communication. The optimized water use for an agriculture crop has been achieved in the ICC successfully. The growth status of the crop also monitored using IR transceivers. The device that can report data to the cultivator remotely and the system allow them to effectively control through GSM. Pest is also detected using Image processing techniques in MATLAB. This System efficiently uses automatic pesticide sprayer.

Why did you choose to work on this project topic : Even though Green Revolution has increased our country's food production,but it is necessary to protect the Agriculture for future generations from environmental degradation.Our aim is to improve our economy and to provide ease of life for the cultivators.

Project Category : Electrical / Electronics / Communication
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Institute/College Name: Easwari Engineering College
City: Chennai
State: Tamil Nadu
Participating Team From: Final Year