Optimal microclimatic control strategy using wireless sensor network and mobile measuring agent

Abstract

Wireless Sensor Network technology can contribute to control strategy, productivity and quality of production through applications in a controlled microclimatic environment. This work attempts to establish a pioneer agricultural environment and improve crop productivity by suggesting the use of WSN technology. The system proposed can collect and monitor climatic parameters related to the microclimatic environment of crops outside and inside the system by applying WSN sensors. One of the main goals of the project is to develop a stabilized universal microclimatic environment control system which is capable of fast adaptive control in various conditions. The research area inside the controlled microclimatic environment is a wirelessly controlled mobile measuring station. The control surface is generally made with LabVIEW using the features of Microsoft SQL. Navigation of the mobile measuring robot can be done manually, relying on the visual data from the robot’s camera, or can be switched to automatic mode where the developed algorithm is doing the navigation job. Mobile robot navigation is based on the potential field method and WSN’s RSSI parameter considering a wide range of energy-aware parameters.