Integrated decision support, sensor networks, and adaptive control for wireless site-specific sprinkler irrigation

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 377-387

  Evans, R G ^a   Iversen, W M ^a   Kim, Y ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive control systems; Automation; Decision support; Irrigation controls; Sensors; Sprinkler irrigation; Water management; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL; APPLICATION SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORTS; DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; FIELD CONDITIONS; FULLY INTEGRATED; IN-FIELD; INTEGRATED DECISION; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION PATTERNS; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; MACHINE CONTROLS; MAJOR FACTORS; RF COMMUNICATION; SITE-SPECIFIC; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPRINKLER IRRIGATION; VARIABLE RATE; VARIABLE RATE IRRIGATIONS; WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; WATER USE; WIRELESS RADIO-FREQUENCY;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; AUTOMATION; BASE STATIONS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; SENSORS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

EID: 84863451760     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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