M.Tech / ICAR-NET · Irrigation & Drainage Engineering
Sensing and Automation in Irrigation Systems
Syllabus topic plan
- 01Sensing and sensors; sensor classifications
- 02Wireless sensor networks (WSN): history and communication
- 03Design constraints of a WSN: energy, self-management and security
- 04Node architecture and the sensing subsystem
- 05Analog-to-digital converters
- 06Processor subsystem: microcontroller, DSP, ASIC and FPGA
- 07Communication interfaces: SPI and I2C
- 08Node architectures: IMote, XYZ and Hogthrob
- 09Applications in surface irrigation automation
- 10Automation based on volume and time
- 11Fertigation scheduling automation
- 12Monitoring waterlogging, salinity and oxygen diffusion
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