Title :
Measuring soil moisture and designing a automatic watering system
Author :
Xin, Wang ; Hu-jiang, Yang ; Teng, Li
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Sci., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We measure the soil moisture by a Resistance-frequency converter circuit. By this means, we design an automatic watering system. It can water the flowers automatically by monitoring the soil moisture.
Keywords :
computerised monitoring; frequency convertors; irrigation; moisture measurement; soil; automatic watering system design; resistance-frequency converter circuit; soil moisture measurement; soil moisture monitoring; Electrical resistance measurement; Microwave measurements; Moisture measurement; Resistance; Soil measurements; Soil moisture; automatic watering system; soil moisture; soil resistivity;
Conference_Titel :
Mechanic Automation and Control Engineering (MACE), 2011 Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hohhot
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9436-1
DOI :
10.1109/MACE.2011.5987676
