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.

Reflectometric System for Continuous and Automated Monitoring of Irrigation in Agriculture / De Benedetto, Egidio; Cannazza, Giuseppe; Masciullo, Antonio; Demitri, Christian; Cataldo, Andrea. - In: ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURE. - ISSN 2314-7539. - 2018:(2018), pp. 1-10. [10.1155/2018/2849250]

Reflectometric System for Continuous and Automated Monitoring of Irrigation in Agriculture

De Benedetto, Egidio;
2018

Abstract

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.
2018
Reflectometric System for Continuous and Automated Monitoring of Irrigation in Agriculture / De Benedetto, Egidio; Cannazza, Giuseppe; Masciullo, Antonio; Demitri, Christian; Cataldo, Andrea. - In: ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURE. - ISSN 2314-7539. - 2018:(2018), pp. 1-10. [10.1155/2018/2849250]
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