• DocumentCode
    2427194
  • Title

    A Computer-Based Soil Moisture Monitoring and Hydrating System

  • Author

    Juang, J.-N. ; Ekong, D.U. ; Carlson, C. ; Longsdorf, W. ; Miller, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng., Mercer Univ., Macon, GA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    4-6 March 2007
  • Firstpage
    142
  • Lastpage
    144
  • Abstract
    A computer-based soil moisture monitoring and hydrating system is described in this paper. This system is made of two major components: the sensing unit, and the main station. The sending unit can be located out in a lawn or field, while the main station can be located close to the sprinkler system control. This system provides soil moisture measurements, and it also interfaces with an irrigation system to allow for automatic watering of the soil. Components of the system, as well as tests carried out on the system are described.
  • Keywords
    flow control; irrigation; moisture control; moisture measurement; automatic soil watering; computer-based soil moisture monitoring; irrigation system; soil hydrating system; soil moisture measurement; sprinkler system control; Batteries; Computerized monitoring; Manufacturing; Microcontrollers; Moisture measurement; Power measurement; Printed circuits; Soil measurements; Soil moisture; Transmitters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    System Theory, 2007. SSST '07. Thirty-Ninth Southeastern Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Macon, GA
  • ISSN
    0094-2898
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-1126-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0094-2898
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SSST.2007.352335
  • Filename
    4160821