Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

  1. Irrigation System Automation
    1. Control System Components
      1. Sensors and Instrumentation
        1. Soil Moisture Sensors
          1. Weather Stations
            1. Flow Sensors
              1. Pressure Sensors
              2. Controllers and Logic Units
                1. Programmable Controllers
                  1. Computer-based Systems
                    1. Wireless Controllers
                    2. Actuators and Valves
                      1. Electric Valves
                        1. Hydraulic Valves
                          1. Motor-operated Valves
                          2. Communication Systems
                            1. Wired Communications
                              1. Wireless Communications
                                1. Internet Connectivity
                              2. Automation Levels
                                1. Basic Automation
                                  1. Timer-based Control
                                    1. Simple Scheduling
                                      1. Manual Override
                                      2. Advanced Automation
                                        1. Sensor-based Control
                                          1. Feedback Systems
                                            1. Adaptive Control
                                            2. Smart Irrigation
                                              1. Weather Integration
                                                1. Crop Modeling
                                                  1. Predictive Control
                                                2. SCADA Systems
                                                  1. System Architecture
                                                    1. Central Control
                                                      1. Remote Terminal Units
                                                        1. Communication Networks
                                                        2. Data Acquisition
                                                          1. Real-time Monitoring
                                                            1. Data Logging
                                                              1. Alarm Systems
                                                              2. Control Functions
                                                                1. Remote Operation
                                                                  1. Automatic Sequences
                                                                    1. Emergency Shutdown
                                                                  2. Remote Sensing Applications
                                                                    1. Satellite Imagery
                                                                      1. Vegetation Indices
                                                                        1. Soil Moisture Mapping
                                                                          1. Crop Stress Detection
                                                                          2. Aerial Platforms
                                                                            1. Drone Applications
                                                                              1. Multispectral Imaging
                                                                                1. Thermal Imaging
                                                                                2. Ground-based Sensing
                                                                                  1. Proximal Sensors
                                                                                    1. Mobile Platforms
                                                                                      1. Sensor Networks

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