Open AccessSmart Soil Irrigation System Based on A Digital Camera and Graphic User Interface
Author(s) -
Ali Al-Naji,
Ahmed Bashar Fakhri,
Mohammed Abdalmunaf Alnosh,
Maitham Oudah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1105/1/012005
Subject(s) - loam , irrigation , computer science , agricultural engineering , irrigation management , context (archaeology) , environmental science , arduino , water resource management , agriculture , soil water , engineering , soil science , embedded system , agronomy , geography , archaeology , biology
Irrigation consumes 70% of the water quantity used worldwide. In a context of rising food demand and declining in water resources, the development of advanced irrigation technologies based on modern techniques in agriculture is a significant demand to keep this resource safe. To achieve this target, the management of water resources in agriculture needs to be specified and controlled. This study aims to propose an automatic, non-contact and cost-effective soil irrigation system based on analysing the changes in loam soil colour captured by a digital camera at different illumination levels. A graphic user interface (GUI) attached to the Arduino Uno microcontroller was used to drive the water pump and determine whether the loam soil requires irrigation or not. The experimental results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed irrigation system to determine soil state and provide an accurate decision for soil irrigating, thus making this system a promising approach in future irrigation technologies.