Sensor system for precision agriculture smart watering can

Anika Rabak; Kiranmai Uppuluri; Fabiane Fantinelli Franco; Naveen Kumar; Vihar P. Georgiev; Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay; Cindy Smith; Richard A. Hogg; Libu Manjakkal

Results in Engineering (Sep 2023)

Sensor system for precision agriculture smart watering can

Anika Rabak,
Kiranmai Uppuluri,
Fabiane Fantinelli Franco,
Naveen Kumar,
Vihar P. Georgiev,
Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay,
Cindy Smith,
Richard A. Hogg,
Libu Manjakkal

Affiliations

Anika Rabak: Electronic and Nanoscale Engineering, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK
Kiranmai Uppuluri: Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, Kraków Division, ul. Zabłocie 39, 30-701, Kraków, Poland
Fabiane Fantinelli Franco: Water and Environment Group, Infrastructure and Environment Division, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK
Naveen Kumar: Electronic and Nanoscale Engineering, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK
Vihar P. Georgiev: Electronic and Nanoscale Engineering, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK
Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay: Water and Environment Group, Infrastructure and Environment Division, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK
Cindy Smith: Water and Environment Group, Infrastructure and Environment Division, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK
Richard A. Hogg: Electronic and Nanoscale Engineering, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK
Libu Manjakkal: Electronic and Nanoscale Engineering, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK; School of Computing and Engineering & the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston Campus, EH10 5DT, UK; Corresponding author. School of Computing and Engineering & the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University, Merchiston Campus, EH10 5DT, UK.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19
p. 101297

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The expansion of precision agriculture technology from commercial agriculture to home gardening is highly important due to its economic and health benefits, delivered through a new way of crop production. Additionally, it offers physiological and psychological benefits to the gardeners. The soil degradation and lack of knowledge among gardeners related to the properties of both soil and the pouring water chemical contents results in less efficient production from home plants. In this work, we proposed a new connected sensor system in which smart watering can connect to a wireless sensor network for soil analysis along with the properties of water. The soil condition was measured using thick film pH and moisture sensors. The sensitivity of the pH sensor is 53 ± 2 mV/pH for RuO2 vs Ag/AgCl electrode and is 42 ± 1.26 mV/pH for RuO2 vs carbon in the range of pH 3–8. Depending on the soil properties, the sensors integrated watering can create a suitable pH solution by automatically, mixing the alkaline/acidic solution stored in separate containers in the watering can. This prepared pH-controlled water is then deposited into the plant by the user. Online monitoring of both soil and pouring water chemical content support the gardener to grow plants sustainably.

Published in Results in Engineering

ISSN: 2590-1230 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/results-in-engineering

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