Project number
16061
Organization
UA Department of Biosystems Engineering
Academic year
2016-2017
Cattle ranchers in desert environments have to set up expansive water networks for their herds to survive. The integrity of these networks is critical and they need to be checked often.
The goal of this project is to design a system to monitor water tanks on an open range and communicate water levels to the rancher remotely. The system designed by the team measures water level and relays the information to the rancher through a line-of-sight transmission system.
Grid power is not available on the open range, so a power source is installed with the data collection and transmission systems at the tanks. A remote water-measurement system reduces the need for ranchers to visit and inspect their tanks in person.
The goal of this project is to design a system to monitor water tanks on an open range and communicate water levels to the rancher remotely. The system designed by the team measures water level and relays the information to the rancher through a line-of-sight transmission system.
Grid power is not available on the open range, so a power source is installed with the data collection and transmission systems at the tanks. A remote water-measurement system reduces the need for ranchers to visit and inspect their tanks in person.