Architectural Design of a Cyber-Physical System (CPS) for Irrigation Automation in Ornamental Horticulture

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) in agriculture has contributed to the efficient and effective automation of agricultural production processes. However, automating irrigation is a complex task due to the technological adoption challenges faced by producers using unsustainable, inefficient, and ineffective conventional methods, as well as the actions it entails in the environment based on sensed data. Therefore, as a proposed solution, the design of a CyberPhysical System (CPS) for automating irrigation in ornamental horticultural production is presented. This system follows a spiral methodology, allowing the efficient construction of the prototype due to its iterative and sequential capabilities. The result is the modeling of the irrigation system based on a CPS, which will enhance water usage efficiency, reduce labor efforts and production costs, providing a mechanism for preventing and controlling mite-type pests in ornamental horticultural production.