Internet of Things application for implementation of smart agriculture system

Abstract

Over the past few years, there has been significant interest in designing smart agricultural systems. The use of smart farming techniques can enhance the crop yield, while simultaneously generating more output from the same amount of input. But still, most of the farmers are unaware of the latest technologies and practices. In this paper a novel wireless mobile robot based on Internet of Things (IoT) is designed and implemented for performing various operations on the field. This proposed wireless robot is equipped with various sensors for measuring different environmental parameters. It also includes Raspberry Pi 2 model B hardware for executing the whole process. The main features of this novel intelligent wireless robot is that it can execute tasks such as moisture sensing, scaring birds and animals, spraying pesticides, moving forward or backward and switching ON/OFF electric motor. The robot is fitted with a wireless camera to monitor the activities in real time. The proposed wireless mobile robot has been tested in the fields, readings have been monitored and satisfactory results have been observed, which indicate that this system is very much useful for smart agricultural systems.