DocumentCode :
2457178
Title :
A novel camera based irrigation control system
Author :
Shadmot, Elad ; Katz, Eyal
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Afeka Coll. of Eng., Tel Aviv, Israel
fYear :
2012
fDate :
14-17 Nov. 2012
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
5
Abstract :
Irrigation using sprinklers is widely used in agriculture. When a rotating sprinkler malfunctions due to jamming, clogging or being worn out, the water continues to flow through the irrigation line at the same rate. In such cases, a small portion of the covered area is over irrigated, and most of its covered area dries, both resulted in a permanent damage to the crops. Previously known solutions require replacement of all sprinklers and expensive installation. In this work we have developed a camera based irrigation control system, for use in agricultural applications. The proposed system monitors the sprinklers using standard security cameras and has standard interface to irrigation controllers. It is the first of its kind to use existing sprinklers, irrigation lines and irrigation controller. The system shows robust performance during day and night. It is sensitive, requiring a minimum of a few pixels per sprinkler, thus effectively covering large areas and multiple sprinklers per camera. The system has been field tested for two consecutive years with proven results.
Keywords :
cameras; crops; image processing; irrigation; programmable controllers; agricultural applications; camera-based irrigation control system; clogging; irrigation controllers; irrigation lines; jamming; permanent crop damage; rotating sprinkler malfunctions; standard interface; standard security cameras; worn out; Cameras; Control systems; Fertilizers; Irrigation; Monitoring; Standards;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Electrical & Electronics Engineers in Israel (IEEEI), 2012 IEEE 27th Convention of
Conference_Location :
Eilat
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4682-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/EEEI.2012.6377055
Filename :
6377055
Link To Document :
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