Design and implementation of a control system based on the Internet of Things and fuzzy logic to control the operation of an irrigation pump.

Abstract

Traditional irrigation methods often consume large amounts of water, leading to wastage of water and energy and decreased yields of agricultural crops. A search was made for a suitable technology to be used in the agricultural field for irrigation purposes and to solve this problem. Therefore, fuzzy logic was chosen for control purposes and LoRaWAN technology to secure long-distance wireless communication. Internet of Things technology has been added in order to monitor the system’s operation from anywhere and facilitate the consumer’s access to the information he wants. A controller based on fuzzy logic was designed and implemented to control the operation of the pump that irrigate the crops, where soil parameters are read through sensors. The fuzzy controller was designed using MATLAB.
The system was fed with electrical energy through the solar panel and the charging circuit. The experiment was carried out and readings and curves were taken. The results indicated that water savings reached 15% compared to the case of traditional irrigation. This is due to the use of artificial intelligence in controlling the operation of the pump designated for irrigation. We believe that using Internet of Things technology saves labor costs by 50%.