Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Travis Ford, University of Maryland Eastern Shore ; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

network in the field. The network uses a cellulargateway to transfer the field data to the web. The data can be viewed in real-time on the web. Theinstallation details and conditioning of the sensors will be highlighted. The smart farming researchteam is also looking into installing compatible rain gauges in the field and instrumenting the set-up for automated activation of the valves to turn the water on and off in the drip lines based on soilmoisture readings. Online real-time monitoring capability proved useful for demonstrating the set-up to undergraduate students in the online junior level “Instrumentation course (ENGE 380)”offered by the author in fall 2020 using screen sharing capability of the Blackboard LearningManagement System (BLMS