Detecting soil moisture content using self balancing rover

Abstract

The depleting health of the soil is because of the depreciating water level continuously and is now the major concern in this modern era. This paper focuses on determining the soil moisture content in the soil by the means of help of an automatic balancing robotic system. The main objective of this paper is to develop a robotic system which moves through uneven land without tumbling or rolling over, can be easily controlled or maneuvered through rough land patches and even records data simultaneously to detect the moisture content of the soil at a particular place. The setup is such that the rover is moved through fields and then at a certain interval of time it inserts sensor electrodes in the soil and provides with the precisely accurate readings. This method will be useful for irrigation purposes. As, the farmer can focus more on that part of land and irrigating that patch which has low level of moisture content. The aim of the paper is to determine that this method can decrease the use of water for irrigation purposes.