Reflectometric System for Continuous and Automated Monitoring of Irrigation in Agriculture
In this work, a time domain reflectometry (TDR)-based system for continuous and diffused monitoring of soil water content in agriculture is presented. The proposed TDR-based system employs elongate sensing elements (SEs). In practical application, each wire-like SE is buried along the cultivation ro...
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| author | Egidio De Benedetto Giuseppe Cannazza Antonio Masciullo Christian Demitri Andrea Cataldo |
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| description | In this work, a time domain reflectometry (TDR)-based system for continuous and diffused monitoring of soil water content in agriculture is presented. The proposed TDR-based system employs elongate sensing elements (SEs). In practical application, each wire-like SE is buried along the cultivation row to be monitored, and through a single TDR measurement it is possible to retrieve the water content profile of the cultivation along the length of the SE. By connecting the TDR-based monitoring system to the irrigation machines, it would be possible to automatically start/stop irrigation based on the actual water requirement of the cultivations, thus favoring precision agriculture and enhancing irrigation efficiency. To demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed monitoring solution, a dedicated hardware+software platform was developed and the TDR-based system was experimented in open-field cultivations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f2fa784a181540d6bb5537d612787ed52025-02-03T06:13:56ZengWileyAdvances in Agriculture2356-654X2314-75392018-01-01201810.1155/2018/28492502849250Reflectometric System for Continuous and Automated Monitoring of Irrigation in AgricultureEgidio De Benedetto0Giuseppe Cannazza1Antonio Masciullo2Christian Demitri3Andrea Cataldo4Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Lecce 73100, ItalyDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Lecce 73100, ItalyDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Lecce 73100, ItalyDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Lecce 73100, ItalyDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Lecce 73100, ItalyIn this work, a time domain reflectometry (TDR)-based system for continuous and diffused monitoring of soil water content in agriculture is presented. The proposed TDR-based system employs elongate sensing elements (SEs). In practical application, each wire-like SE is buried along the cultivation row to be monitored, and through a single TDR measurement it is possible to retrieve the water content profile of the cultivation along the length of the SE. By connecting the TDR-based monitoring system to the irrigation machines, it would be possible to automatically start/stop irrigation based on the actual water requirement of the cultivations, thus favoring precision agriculture and enhancing irrigation efficiency. To demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed monitoring solution, a dedicated hardware+software platform was developed and the TDR-based system was experimented in open-field cultivations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2849250 |
| spellingShingle | Egidio De Benedetto Giuseppe Cannazza Antonio Masciullo Christian Demitri Andrea Cataldo Reflectometric System for Continuous and Automated Monitoring of Irrigation in Agriculture Advances in Agriculture |
| title | Reflectometric System for Continuous and Automated Monitoring of Irrigation in Agriculture |
| title_full | Reflectometric System for Continuous and Automated Monitoring of Irrigation in Agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Reflectometric System for Continuous and Automated Monitoring of Irrigation in Agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reflectometric System for Continuous and Automated Monitoring of Irrigation in Agriculture |
| title_short | Reflectometric System for Continuous and Automated Monitoring of Irrigation in Agriculture |
| title_sort | reflectometric system for continuous and automated monitoring of irrigation in agriculture |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2849250 |
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