Transcript ILCS

Intelligent Lawn Care
System (ILCS)
Spring 2003
Old Dominion University
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ILCS Team
► Ken
Belkofer
► Chris Garrett
► Justin Haffey
► Herbert Piland
► Suwena Tham
► Cort Tompkins
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Problem & Solution
Software
Prototype
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Problem
► Current
lawn care practices vary from one
homeowner to another. There are numerous
sources of lawn care publications to help the
homeowner. But unfortunately, most provide
differing (sometimes contradictory) directions.
Most of the published instructions to achieve and
maintain a quality residential lawn require
intensive labor, tend to use excessive fresh water
and fertilizer additives, and are often only
marginally effective in maintaining an attractive
lawn.
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Solution
► The
Intelligent Lawn Care System (ILCS) is
designed and developed to reduce or eliminate
these problems. The ILCS functions to:
Analyze the conditions of the lawn soil on a daily basis,
Obtain the environmental conditions on a daily basis,
Determine when water and fertilizers are required,
Calculate the minimum water and fertilizer
requirements, and
 Control the activation times of the lawn’s sprinkling
system and fertilizer additives to maintain a strong,
healthy, and attractive residential lawn.
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System Diagram
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Prototype Simulation
► Sprinkler
interface
 X10, ComPort on PC
► Chemical
 Bucket of colored water
 Pump
► Processor
 Desktop PC
► User
interface
► Water
 Temperature Sensor
► Solenoid
Valves
 X10
 Pumps
► Sprinkler
 Sprinkler
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 Bucket of clear water
 Pump
 Keyboard & Monitor
► Sensors
tank(s)
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Prototype Description
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Questions
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