AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION SYSTEM

Abstract

Due to observed problems of irrigation in many areas that are drought, different techniques have been employed to solve the problem but none of them have solved the problem effectively. Automatic irrigation is an idea that comes into handy after observation of wastage of too much time on the manual irrigation which is currently performed by many subsistence and large scale farmers. Most of our today’s systems depend on seasonal rain; therefore, introduction of improved automatic irrigation system can solve a lot of problems such as increasing more production, best time management and effective work. The automation systems consist of different types of sensors which detect the environmental conditions and feed the data into a control unit, which then processes the data from the sensors and send signals to the output which consists of different types of actuators which perform or take action to the changes in the environment. These systems not only help to reduce the manual work for the farmers but also help to precisely regulate and control the amount of water on the farm. As a result, plants and crops can grow in the most favourable conditions and increase crop production. To accomplish the task of designing the proposed system, study has been done in existing systems as well as existing situations. Problem caused by lack of water on the farms have been explored as well as data to justify the problem was collected. All relevant data that will be required during designing process has been collected. Data analysis and system design was covered using data collected in the senior project one and the system design was tested using the required parameters from the implemented prototype. After implementation, the designed system will be tested to observe its functionality and limitations. The system will be employed as a solution to solve the problems facing farmers and increase level of production.