Development of automatic irrigation controller system using wireless sensor to increase sugarcane production

Abstract

The purposes of the research were 1) to develop automatic irrigation controller system using wireless sensor to increase sugarcane production, 2) to study the trial results of the automatic irrigation controller system, and 3) to study farmer’s satisfaction towards the automatic irrigation controller system. Research instruments were 1) an automatic irrigation controller system using wireless sensor, 2) records of system efficiency, and 3) a satisfaction survey towards system efficiency by the following parameter measurements: temperature and humidity, and soil moistures. In the current study, medium, standard deviation, and T-test were used for statistical analysis.

The findings revealed that the automatic irrigation controller system using wireless sensor to increase sugarcane production consisted of 3 components which were a receiver, a controller, and appliances, to perform the system efficiently. Moreover, the study showed that temperature and humidity could be measured from 0 – 100 (˚C). Soil moisture was between 25 %RH – 95 %RH, and the suitability was between 40%RH and ≥65%RH. The overall result of efficient evaluation of the system was excellent with  = 4.40, and S.D. = 0.55 The results indicate that farmer’s satisfaction towards the system was very satisfied with the automatic irrigation controller system.