DocumentCode
2860840
Title
iPlant: The greenhouse robot
Author
Al-Beeshi, Bashayer ; Al-Mesbah, Bashayer ; Al-Dosari, Sara ; El-Abd, Mohammed
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., American Univ. of Kuwait, Kuwait
fYear
2015
fDate
3-6 May 2015
Firstpage
1489
Lastpage
1494
Abstract
Fast growing technologies, and rising demands of every day´s tasks, resulted in increasing interest for developing smart systems to make life´s chores easier and more convenient. Implementing such technologies for the benefit of humanity and nature would achieve its highest goal and purpose. Since agriculture sector is one of the most important sectors that affect our daily lives, an investigation for developing means that enhance this process is required. Launching from previous facts, an integrated robotic system that is dedicated for the environment and serves the agriculture sector is to be designed. The robot, called iPlant, would be able to take care of its own garden, greenhouse, by interacting with the environment around it. iPlant is a robotic system employer that is easy to use, effortless, and saves time. iPlant has the ability to monitor and broadcast plants´ state, water level, and nutrients. Therefore, iPlant will provide a great reduction in both financial and physical resources.
Keywords
agriculture; computerised monitoring; greenhouses; industrial robots; agriculture sector; financial resource reduction; garden; greenhouse robot; iPlant; integrated robotic system; nutrients; physical resource reduction; plant state broadcast; plant state monitoring; water level; Green products; Humidity; Robot sensing systems; Soil; Temperature sensors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2015 IEEE 28th Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location
Halifax, NS
ISSN
0840-7789
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-5827-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CCECE.2015.7129501
Filename
7129501
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