Development of an Automatic Plant Monitoring System

Abstract:

Automated system operates with less human interaction which reduces job overheads. This paper represents an automated plant monitoring system which could be applicable for practical plantation field in Malaysia to boost up the agricultural productions. The monitoring system, which is presented in this paper, uses three sensors to measure humidity, temperature, and moisture of the surroundings of the test plant and provides the most suitable amount of water to plant depending on the coefficient generated from the sensors’ data. Arduino Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) Shield is also integrated with the system to monitor the process using mobile phone. Considering the reduction of environmental pollution, solar power system is used to power-up the designed monitoring system. Low cost and good results of practical experimentations present that the system is viable to implement in large scale plant monitoring and irrigation.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1115)
• Pages: 458-461
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1115.458
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Moinul Bhuiyan*, Tengku Muhammad Afif bin Tengku Azmi
• Keywords: Arduino GSM Shield, Automated System, Automatic Plant Monitoring System, GSM, Radiation Beads

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