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Theme Article: Special Section on Consumer Technologies
for Smart Agriculture
An IoT Based Smart
Irrigation System
Cristina Stolojescu-Crisan
Politehnica University of Timisoara
Bogdan-Petru Butunoi
West University of Timisoara
Calin Crisan
SafeFleet Telematics
Abstract-Smart home applications are fast becoming a staple of modern houses, leading
to an increased interest in consumer electronics which enable the automation of common
household tasks. However, high initial costs, complex solutions, and closed systems
mean home automation is still out of reach for a large number of potential customers. A
cheap, open, extensible solution is therefore a must if IoT is to become a standard option
for modern homes. In this article, we present an innovative solution to this problem in the
form of an IoT framework called qToggle: a system for interconnecting sensors, actuators,
and other data sources based on open source solutions and easily accessible
components. To give a practical example of the uses of the new framework, we
implemented a smart irrigation system, which can simplify garden care, while reducing
water and energy consumption. The article describes details of the design,
instrumentation, and software (mobile application) for the real time control of this system.
& THE WORLD'S POPULATION is drawing close to
7.8 billion people. One third of this does not
have access to sufficient drinking water with climate
change and increased water demand being
the main factors responsible. On the other hand,
inefficient and primitive usage methods have led
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MCE.2021.3084123
Date ofpublication 28 May 2021; date ofcurrent version
3 May 2022.
to 70% of the total water usage worldwide being
generated by irrigation.1 Increasingly, this problem
is being tackled by the use of automated,
smart irrigation systems, powered by the Internet
of Things (IoT), which have become a key
component in precision gardening and agriculture.
The IoT has given a boost to smart agriculture,
in terms of productivity and resource
optimization. It has increased efficiency and has
minimized the cost of production.2 Smart homes,
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