Smart Irrigation System

• Eduardo Rodriguez
• Nicholas Saad
• Kyle Hinrichs

Being at home gardeners, we recognized that our home gardens were routinely being over or under watered, which lead to resources being wasted and poor development for our plants. We designed a device that will automate the process of watering our gardens. We utilize a soil moisture and air temperature sensor that is placed into the ground surrounding the plant in a square foot grid. The user can set different guidelines for when the device will turn on based on plant and soil type. Once the parameter is reached, the device will automatically turn on and begin watering the area of the grid and will turn itself off upon soil saturation. The device can be accessed from the user’s home computer or remotely over the internet. The program will display the soil and temperature data recorded. One of the more tedious tasks, according to gardener’s we surveyed, was scheduling time to simply water their plants, and our device will simplify that process for them. The end user can import data for their specific plants and soil type so that the device will be customizable based on what’s in their garden. That is how the device makes sure the plants are receiving the correct amount of water, at the correct time intervals. This will improve the health and yield of each plant, as they are no longer being over or under watered.