Development of the temperature and humidity intelligent control system for fig orchard based on rfid technology

Abstract

For increasing the fig production and quality, and saving the labor cost, a kind of management fig garden intelligent system is designed combining the research on the fig tree cultivation situation and growth period. In this system the RFID tags which are equipped with sensors are installed on side of fig trees and will sense and save the temperature and humidity in Real Time mode. Data will be sent to a small Server trough the LAN from the Readers of RFIDS which are installed in different parts of the orchard. The Server will save the data and analyze them based on its software. If the humidity or temperature is not in a good condition, a tractor equipped with watering and poison tank, air conditioner and humidifier will be activated and sent to the tree. The intelligent gardening software system include tree guarding software(TGS) and path finding software(PFS). The TGS is installed on the Server, and investigates all data of each tree. If any tree needs watering or temperature change, it will indicate the amount and the type of the requirement. The server will send the information to the interfacing circuit and the tractor will receive the information, head to the tree and take the necessary steps. The PFS is also installed on the Server and receives the identification code of the nearest tag via the Reader which is connected to Server for recognize tractor coordinates. Then modified route base on inter database and identification code, finally move to the goal tree.