Author : Dr. N. Venkatesan 1
Date of Publication :7th October 2016
Abstract: An Automated Irrigation sensor is designed for the facilitation of farmers with the help of android Smartphone application and wireless sensor network. The sensor uses a Smartphone to capture the images of the soil and analyze the images using mean shift based segmentation algorithm and supply water to the crops nearby. The sensor is activated using an application from another Smartphone. The sensor is powered by rechargeable batteries, charged by a photovoltaic panel.
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