Real-time remote monitoring system for crop water requirement information

Authors

  • Han Wenting Institute of Water Saving Agriculture in Arid regions of China, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
  • Xu Zhiping Kunming Shipbuilding Equipment Co. Ltd., Kunming 650236, China
  • Zhang Yang College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
  • Cao Pei College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
  • Chen Xiangwei College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
  • Su Ki Ooi National ICT Australia, Victoria Research Lab., Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia

Keywords:

crop water requirement, information collection, microcontroller, real time monitoring, irrigation decision making

Abstract

Abstract: Rapidly acquiring and real-time transmitting crop water requirement information constitute the basis for achieving intelligent diagnosis and precision irrigation. In order to collect and transmit crop water requirement information at real time, a new microcontroller-based real-time remote monitoring system was designed, including system hardware design, software and anti-jamming design. The system achieved the functions including clock reading, information configuration, LCD display, keyboard control, data sending and receiving, multi-channel information acquisition, conversion and storage. Laboratory and field tests showed that the system can achieve data acquisition and real-time display of the crop water requirement information. Unlike the current weather station, the system collects crop water information, meteorological factors and soil parameters at the same time. It has a high level of stability and acquisition accuracy, and can meet the requirements for real-time remote monitoring of the crop water requirement information for irrigation decision-making. Keywords: crop water requirement, information collection, microcontroller, real time monitoring, irrigation decision making DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20140706.006 Citation: Han W T, Xu Z Q, Zhang Y, Cao P, Chen X W, Ooi S K. Real-time remote monitoring system for crop water requirement information. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2014; 7(6): 37-46.

Author Biographies

Han Wenting, Institute of Water Saving Agriculture in Arid regions of China, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China

PhD, Professor, Tel: +86-29-87091325

Xu Zhiping, Kunming Shipbuilding Equipment Co. Ltd., Kunming 650236, China

Engineer

Zhang Yang, College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China

Master

Cao Pei, College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China

Master

Chen Xiangwei, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China

PhD, Associate Professor. Mailing address: College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, China. Tel: +86-29-87091325

Su Ki Ooi, National ICT Australia, Victoria Research Lab., Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia

Engineer

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2014-12-30

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Wenting, H., Zhiping, X., Yang, Z., Pei, C., Xiangwei, C., & Ooi, S. K. (2014). Real-time remote monitoring system for crop water requirement information. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 7(6), 37–46. Retrieved from https://ijabe.migration.pkpps03.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/ijabe/article/view/835

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Vol. 7 No. 6 (2014): IJABE

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Information Technology, Sensors and Control Systems

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