Implementación de un sistema automatizado de riego por goteo parcial, a campo abierto en el Centro Experimental del Riego de la Facultad de Recursos Naturales.

Abstract

The present investigation aimed at implementing an automated system of partial drip irrigation in the experimental center of irrigation of the Natural Resource Faculty using temperature, rain, humidity and UV ray sensor. The automation system was designed and implemented for the control and monitoring of a partial drip irrigation in open field along with an appropriate man- machine interface so that the user can handle it easily. From the institution investigation information gathering, the appropriate humidity percentage was determined. The system was calibrated to meet the water requirements. For the automatic or manual mode selection, the user was able to use a control board and a monitoring system with standard communication network for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) in real time using a mobile application to display the system sensor information. It was shown that 40% of water was saved using an automated system against the manual irrigation. The automated system has a 98% of acceptance against the manual system. The automation system implementation improves the efficiency of irrigation system and saves water; that is, it is an ecological and sustainable alternative. We recommend to keep daily data from the monitoring system to have a statistical control to detected errors or to improve the calibration later.