Smart Irrigation System
Course Instructor
Venkittaraman Pallipuram Krishnamani
Abstract
When growing plants, whether that be at an industrial scale or at home, one of the most important and time consuming aspects is making sure that the growing environment is suitable from start to finish as a plant grows. Monitoring these conditions is a vital aspect of plant growth. A second aspect is that of water wastage. In most instances, plants and crops are overwatered due to the difficulty in properly gauging how much water is actually needed at a given point in time. Our senior project aims to create a home system that will be able to efficiently monitor environmental conditions and directly intervene to handle water irrigation and temperature control, while giving feedback on factors that would still need to be addressed by the user.
The Smart Irrigation Planter Box is a small planting plot that will monitor the status and quality of the growing conditions for the plant. It will use multiple sensors to detect temperature, humidity, PH levels, CO2, and soil moisture. The sensors will be utilized by the system to automatically water the grow bed when it is needed rather than at set time intervals. This allows the system to minimize any water wastage that would normally occur. The temperature control is implemented through an automatic shade that will open and close based on the temperature and humidity values. This will allow the system to maintain a more general temperature for the growing environment. These conditions are communicated to the end user in two ways. The first is a physical LCD display on the system that displays the basic information and sensor values. The second is a web application that returns these values alongside additional details about the system, such as if the soil moisture is too high or low, or if the shade is open or closed. For the CO2 sensor and ph sensor, it gives additional info and recommendations for potential actions to fix issues that could potentially impact these environmental factors.
Smart Irrigation System
When growing plants, whether that be at an industrial scale or at home, one of the most important and time consuming aspects is making sure that the growing environment is suitable from start to finish as a plant grows. Monitoring these conditions is a vital aspect of plant growth. A second aspect is that of water wastage. In most instances, plants and crops are overwatered due to the difficulty in properly gauging how much water is actually needed at a given point in time. Our senior project aims to create a home system that will be able to efficiently monitor environmental conditions and directly intervene to handle water irrigation and temperature control, while giving feedback on factors that would still need to be addressed by the user.
The Smart Irrigation Planter Box is a small planting plot that will monitor the status and quality of the growing conditions for the plant. It will use multiple sensors to detect temperature, humidity, PH levels, CO2, and soil moisture. The sensors will be utilized by the system to automatically water the grow bed when it is needed rather than at set time intervals. This allows the system to minimize any water wastage that would normally occur. The temperature control is implemented through an automatic shade that will open and close based on the temperature and humidity values. This will allow the system to maintain a more general temperature for the growing environment. These conditions are communicated to the end user in two ways. The first is a physical LCD display on the system that displays the basic information and sensor values. The second is a web application that returns these values alongside additional details about the system, such as if the soil moisture is too high or low, or if the shade is open or closed. For the CO2 sensor and ph sensor, it gives additional info and recommendations for potential actions to fix issues that could potentially impact these environmental factors.
