Automated Rain Water Harvesting System for Crop Protection and
Irrigation
SUPERVISIOR : Dr.Saim Sahir
CO-SUPERVISIOR: Engr. Nouman Habib
• Ayaz Ali khan
CU-348-2017
• Sameer Parvez
CU-436-2016
• Usama Haleem
CU-360-2017
Problem Definition
•Irrigation is one of the serious problem in the agriculture sector of
developing countries.
•Because of isotropic environmental conditions we are not able to
utilize our agriculture resources properly.
•Not proper planned of resources of water by the customers, due to
this reasons water is wasted.
•Due to heavy rainfall the crops are affected that is disturbing the
local and national economy.
LITERATURE REVIEW
References
Contributions
[1]
Some other researchers design a movable panel to protect agriculture fields.
Farmer using IOT technology. Farmer can move panel according to his crop
requirement. If the Farmer doesn’t reply the system Works in automatic mode
such that the moisture sensor connected in land detects the moisture level in
land and initiates the appropriate action required increasing the yields
[2]
In another research, researchers authorized that is helping in protecting the
home applications and some other important material against rain also
introduce a smart system which is specifically designed to protect vehicles
cultivated crops , etc. from rain. This system includes and electromechanical
design to implement automatic room mechanism.
CECOS UNIVERSITY OF IT AND EMERGING SCIENCES
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Analytical Design
In analytical design we have calculated the bending stress on our
shelter.
We have also designed water tank that how much tank would we
need to store water for two months.
As we need power source to run the motors and also sensors so
for that we have designed the solar panel.
Solar panel Design
Given Data:
a)
b)
c)
One water pump is used for 30 min per week
Two Steeper motor is used for 30 min per week
All the sensors are used for 12 hour per day
Total load for the water pump =1*97*0.5=48.5 watt-hour
Total load for steeper motor=1*0.5*36=18 watt-hour
Total load for all the sensors=24*5= 120 watt-hour
Overall Total load =186.5 watt-hour
so looking for the above data we have calculated that we need one solar panel
of 285watt and for storing energy we need just one battery of 20Ah
Numerical Design and Validation
Numerical Design and Validation
To validate our model we have compared the bending stress
calculated from the ANSYS (Numerical) and is compared with the
Analytical calculation.
S.no
1
Bending Stress (MPa)
Ansys
Mathematical
15.99
13.37
Material Selection
S.no
Part Name
Material
Description
Quantity
1
Solar panel
-
convert light energy into electrical
1
energy
2
Battery
-
battery supply energy to the motor
1
3
Frame
Structural Steel
On which other components are
1
(Body)
fitted
4
Tank
Plastic(PE)
Stores water
1
5
Sheet
Nylon taffeta
Shelter
1
6
Nuts and
bolts
Iron
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7
Rain sensor
-
1
Final CAD Model
Drawings
Drawings
List of the bill of Materials
S.no
Part Name
Price in (R.s)
1
Solar panel
14000
2
Battery
2990
3
Frame (Body)
2500
4
Tank
400
5
Sheet
3300
6
Nuts and bolts
300
7
Rain Sensor
100
Continued…
S.no
Part Name
Price in (R.s)
9
Soil moisture
250
sensor
10
Centrifugal pump
600
11
Steeper motor
1000
12
ADC
350
13
Arduino
1210
14
Controller
600
Total price
27600
References
1.
Oweis, Theib, and Ahmed Hachum. “Water harvesting and
supplemental irrigation for improved water productivity of dry
farming systems in West Asia and North Africa.” Agriculture Water
Management 80.1-3(2006):57-73.
2.
Burema, Harm, and Anatoly Filin. “Aerial farm robot system for crop
dusting, planting, fertilizing and other fields jobs. “U.S Patent No.
9,382,003. 5 Jul. 2016