Automated zone-specific irrigation with wireless sensor/actuator network and adaptable decision support

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-33

  Goumopoulos, Christos ^a,b   O'Flynn, Brendan ^c   Kameas, Achilles ^a  

^a University of Patras and Computer Technology Institute   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adaptive decision making; IEEE 802.15.4 standard; Machine learning; Plant based irrigation; Rule based system; Wireless sensor actuator network

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STANDARDS;

ADAPTIVE DECISION MAKING; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; IEEE 802.15.4 STANDARDS; IRRIGATION CONTROLS; PRECISION IRRIGATION; RULE-BASED SYSTEM; SYSTEM INTEGRATION; WIRELESS SENSOR/ACTUATOR NETWORKS;

IRRIGATION;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CROP YIELD; DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; IRRIGATION; ONTOGENY; PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84899801180     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2014.03.012     Document Type: Article

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