Automated Irrigation System
Automated Irrigation System
Volume 5, Issue 2, February – 2020 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology
ISSN No:-2456-2165
Automated Irrigation System
Using IoT
Vaibhav Dhabale Rohini Jadhav Tejas Waghare Arti Gore
Computer Department Computer Department Computer Department Computer Department
Saraswati College of Saraswati College of Saraswati College of Saraswati College of
Engineering, Kharghar, Engineering Engineering Engineering
Navi Mumbai Kharghar, Navi Mumbai Kharghar, Navi Mumbai Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
Abstract:- Agriculture has a major participation in the planned to develop a better framework that helps the
earnings of Indian farmers and has brought a huge agriculturists to automatically enable a module for watering
change in the day to day earnings of Indians. The of crops based on the requirement of the moisture content of
evolution in the field of agriculture for the betterment of the soil. An earnest method of water system framework is
crops and a consistent delivery of produce is particularly developed using IoT as the structure using Arduino and Soil
expected. For the same suited conditions and Moisture sensors. In the proposed setup, user buries a Soil
appropriate moisture in the fields of crops prove to be a Moisture sensor into the water bed which detects the current
huge task. Mostly the watering of water beds is done moisture level of the soil and notifies the user about it. With
using the age-old conventional methods of brook flows the help of a preloaded program, the system will run a test
from one end to another. Such method of water supply and check the amount of soil moisture required by the plant
can be improvised by using a programmable watering which are predefined in consideration of which plant the
framework. This new system proposes a programmable system is being used for. In case if the moisture level is less
watering framework system for the existing fields which than what is needed by the plant, the system alerts the user
intends to reduce human labour and reduction in usage and starts the flow of water on command from a submersible
of water hence resulting in an increase of produce. For pump until the programmed threshold value is achieved.
constructing such a setup, an Arduino Kit is used Hence the system makes sure that the crop meets its most
connected with a Soil Moisture Sensor with a WiFi favourable conditions to grow along with the right levels of
module. Proposed system’s experimental setup connects moisture without any man power or water wastage. It hence
the data through a cloud framework and then data is improves the proficiency of usage of water, downsizes the
acquired over through a web portal. The data is then cost of irrigation and provides an resourceful watering
analysed by the IoT System and it provides appropriate framework.
recommendations.
II. LITERATURE SURVEY
Keywords: IoT, Agriculture, Automated Watering
Framework. Farmers make use of an extensive range of reasonable
products for their soil in farming purposes, there is still a
I. INTRODUCTION huge scope for additional yield of crops with the aid of
innovation. The existing age-old methods of watering the
India is a nation that is largely dependent on crop beds can be improvised by using a programmable
agriculture for its revenue and nearly 70% of the population watering framework. This new system experimental paper a
depends on horticulture. Agriculture has a major programmable watering framework system for the existing
participation in the earnings of Indian farmers and has fields which intends to reduce human labour and reduction
brought a huge change in the day to day earnings of Indian in usage of water hence resulting in an increase of produce.
farmers. Although farmers make use of an extensive range
of reasonable products for their soil in farming purposes, In [1] an Automated Irrigation System Using a
there is still a huge scope for additional yield of crops with Wireless Sensor Network and GPRS Module was developed
the aid of innovation. The existing age-old methods of to optimize water use for agricultural crops. The system in
watering the crop beds can be improvised by using a consideration has a wireless network of soil-moisture and
programmable watering framework. This new system temperature sensors placed in the root of the plants in the
experimental paper a programmable watering framework soil. Additionally, the system consists a gateway unit
system for the existing fields which intends to reduce human handles acquired sensor information, triggers the actuators
labour and reduction in usage of water hence resulting in an and transmits data to a web application.
increase of produce. In the existing system there’s a lack of
computerization in the most critical parts of human life
which intends to reduce the burden on the farmers and save
time as well. Hence the experimental paper system is
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Above system was called as A Remote Automated property map, and periodically sampled and the results were
Irrigation System Using a Wireless Sensor Network and remotely transmitted to a base station. A system was
GPRS Module Sensing and Control of an Irrigation System designed to be remotely controlled by a controller that
Using a Distributed Wireless Sensor Network developed in updates georeferenced location of sprinklers from a GPS and
2008 by Yunseop Kim; Robert G. Evans and William M. remotely communicates with a computer at the base station.
Iversen. Data signals from the sensor network to the base station
were successfully transmitted using low-cost Bluetooth
In [2] the further observations with Remote Sensing wireless radio communication.
and Control of an Irrigation System Using a Distributed
Wireless Sensor Network the design and instrumentation of Above system was called as Automated Irrigation
variable irrigation, a sensor network, and software for live System Using a Wireless Sensor Network and GPRS
sensing and control of a site-specific precision linear-move Module developed in the year 2013 by Joaquín
irrigation system. Soil conditions were closely observed by Gutiérrez ; Juan Francisco Villa-Medina ; Alejandra Nieto-
sensor stations distributed across the field based on a Garibay ; Miguel Ángel Porta-Gándara.
Author Name
/Title
A Remote Sensing and Control of an Irrigation System Using a Distributed Wireless Sensor Network -2008.
(Yunseop Kim ; Robert G. Evans , William M. Iversen)
Automated Irrigation System Using a Wireless Sensor Network and GPRS Module -2013
(Joaquín Gutiérrez , Juan Francisco Villa-Medina , Alejandra Nieto-Garibay , Miguel Ángel Porta-Gándara)
IoT Based Automated Irrigation System, -2018
(Dweepayan Mishra ; Arzeena Khan, Rajeev Tiwari, Shuchi Upadhay)
III. PROPOSED ALGORITHM threshold data set earlier. Once the system receives the
data, it has 2 courses of actions:
The probe used to measure the soil moisture is to be
installed/inserted into the soil and then a flow of water is Case 1: [4] If the new assessed moisture value is higher
opened. The crop bed is capable of holding at least an inch than the threshold value. When the newly assessed
or 2 ½ cms of water until the water gets absorbed into the moisture value of the soil read through the probe is higher
crop bed. than the threshold value, then the flow of water is terminated
and the procedure is switched to Case 2 until after every
The sampled soil is let be under sunlight for 24 Hours to certain period of time values are read and compared. This
be under suitable conditions to be dry enough. entire process is repeated until Case 2 is attained.
Case 2: [4] If the new assessed moisture value is lower
The data of particular moisture value is observed after 24 than the threshold value. When the newly assessed
hours and with a 20% variance from the moisture value moisture value of the soil read through the probe is lower
and particular value of threshold for that crop is set. than the threshold value, then the system neglects reading
After achieving that threshold value, the probes for the values for a complete cycle. An alert is sent to the IoT
measure the soil moisture are set to read the moisture system to start the submersible water pump (OFF State to
levels after a fixed period of time. The data from that is ON State). Once the pump is turned on the system lets the
then gathered and analysed in comparison to the water to start flowing in that particular crop bed.
Fig 1:- IoT Interface For Proposed System
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pump motor for irrigation. Proposed experimental system
Acquiring data from can irrigate the crop bed and field using lesser quantities of
soil sensors
water. The cultivation of crops can prove to be more
sustainable since the favourable moisture levels are
maintained hence resulting in better crop yields.
Comparing received
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Fig 2:- Overview of Proposed System
SUMMARY
The experimental setup can be modified based on the
specific requirements of the crops and needs very minimal
maintenance. The flexible arrangement of programmable
watering system allows it to be amplified to a larger scale
for green house and/or open fields. Additionally, extensive
applications such as Temperature Monitoring and Compost
Yield can be implemented as well. The remote two-way
management of the system lays out the importance of
conservation of the natural resources and favour the usage of
these types of irrigation models.
Since the system checks the moisture levels of the soil
in the crop bed and generate data based on moisture levels
through probes, irrigation-based decisions are managed
easily by the system automatically. It enables the system to
start the water pump and divert the water flow from the
