• Introduction to Robotics, Automation and Control Engineering (R.A.C.E.)
• Applications of RACE in Different industries
• What to Expect from the Course (Grading, Weekly Power Point, videos, etc.)
• AUTOMATED IRRIGATION SYSTEM Product Introduction
• Grading Scheme:
  • Milestone 1 Grading (20%)
  • Milestone 2 Grading (20%)
  • Product Demonstration and Presentation (20%)
  • Product Research & Publication (20%)
  • Unleash Your Creativity (20%)
• Lecture Presentation by AUTOMATED IRRIGATION SYSTEM PRODUCT ENGINEER
  • His or Her experience working as an Engineer
  • How the Automated Irrigation System works
  • Possible challenges the students will encounter while working on this product, what to watch out for, helpful tips and suggestions (include videos, pictures & data for the AUTOMATED IRRIGATION SYSTEM product).
• Introduce Teaching Assistants (TAs) and their design hours
• Location of University Product Test Site (PTS) and Student Assignment to specific land sections
• Hand out Product Components to Students
• Hand out Weekly Schedule for Product Design
• Hand out initial reading material on Product, including Product Publications
• Research Topic Assignments (Group or Individual depending on class size) 

Design Task: Preparation of Land Sections for Irrigation

In Class:–
– Plant Selected crops (E.g. Cotton, Wheat, e.t.c.) on land sections for Irrigation.
– Demarcate each land section.
– Identify which type of automated irrigation system you are designing and manufacturing (surface, drip subsurface, or Sprinkler Irrigation).
– Remember to Manually Irrigate your Land Section until your Designed Automated Irrigation System Completely Takes Over the Irrigation for you!!!
– Hand out TAs video and Power-point for the week’s Design Task

Assignment Due Next Week:
– Video of your land preparation showing you demarcating your land and planting the crops in your land sections.

Select and Announce Best Student Video and Power Point Presentation from Previous Week.

Design Task: Design and Optimization of Irrigation Pipeline network using customized software.

In Class:
– Use Provided Irrigation Software to design the irrigation pipeline for your land sections.
– Be sure to pay special attention to pipeline size, effective coverage area of your watering mechanism, and irrigation valve placement. 
– Determine how many monitoring units and control units your automated irrigation system requires.
– Hand out TAs video and Power-point for the week’s Design Task

Assignment Due Next Week:
– Video of your Irrigation Pipeline Network explaining why you believe your design has been optimized
– Power-point Presentation as well.

Select and Announce Best Student Video and Power Point Presentation from Previous Week.

Design Task: Installation of irrigation pipeline network + irrigation pipeline valves + water source + main water pump + power supply for pump and pipeline valves.

In Class:
– Use the pipelines and pipeline valves provided to construct your optimized irrigation pipeline network on your land section(s).
– Install your water source and water pump.
– Connect pipeline valves and water pump valves to their power supplies.
– Hand out TAs video and Power-point for the week’s Design Task

Assignment Due Next Week:
– Video of your land section showing the physical installation of your optimized irrigation pipeline network on your land section (you can label each component)
– Power-point Presentation as well.

 – Network of Irrigation Pipelines
– Irrigation Pipeline Valves
– Water source
– Main Water Pump
– Power supply for pump and Pipeline valves.

Select and Announce Best Student Video and Power Point Presentation from Previous Week.

Design Task: Testing, Characterization and Installation of Sensors (Soil Moisture Content, Temperature, and Humidity) in Monitoring Unit case. Write code to autonomously and continuously measure and acquire sensor data and determine optimum time interval between sensor data acquisition.

In Class:
– Install and Connection sensors to Arduino Mega inside Monitoring Unit Case.
– Write codes to autonomously and continuously measure and acquire sensor data and upload into Arduino         Mega (sample codes provided). 
– Hand out TAs video and Power-point presentation for the week’s Design Task.

Assignment Due Next Week:
– Video of your Monitoring Unit measuring and acquiring sensor data (soil moisture content, temperature, humidity, water level, etc.) from your land section
– Power-point Presentation as well.

– WK 4 components
– Monitoring Unit Case
– Batteries and/or Solar       
   Panel
– Arduino Mega
– Soil Moisture Sensor
– Temperature sensor
– Humidity sensor
– Water level sensor.

Select and Announce Best Student Video and Power Point Presentation from Previous Week.

Design Task: Monitoring Unit should ask user to select crop being cultivated on the land and should monitor soil moisture content based on the selected switch button.

In Class:
– Testing, Characterization and Installation of LCD Display and switch buttons and relays. 
– Write simple code to ask user to select crop currently being cultivated on the land.
– Obtain user response from switch buttons and commence autonomous monitoring of soil moisture content in your land section(s). 
– Hand out TAs video and Power-point presentation for the week’s Design Task

Assignment Due Next Week:
– Video of your monitoring unit asking user to select crop being cultivated on the land using LCD display, crop selection using switch buttons and autonomous measurement of soil moisture content commencing subsequently
– Power-point Presentation as well

– WK 5 components
– LCD Display
– Switch buttons
– Relays
– ESP32 module

Milestone 1 Grading – 20% (TAs and IRRIGATION SYSTEM PRODUCT ENGINEERS AT PTS)

• Optimized Irrigation Pipeline Network Automated Irrigation PTS set up Evaluation
• Is your monitoring unit able to autonomously and continuously measure the appropriate environmental data at optimum time interval?
• Is your unit able to request user input using LCD and receive user input using switch buttons?

PRODUCT REASEARH
– Submit 1st research manuscript draft to TAs

  Presentation by Representative from OLAWUYI RACETT NIGERIA LTD., UNITED KINGDOM, on using the AUTOMATED IRRIGATION SYSTEM, the impact the Product has had in the Agriculture Industry, Why the product is vital, Product Sales, e.t.c.

Design Task: Automated Detection of Watering Need by the Monitoring Units in your Land Section.

In Class:– Monitoring Unit should be able to automatically determine when Irrigation Commences on your Assigned PTS.- Monitoring Unit should be able to automatically determine when Irrigation needs to cease on your Assigned PTS. 
– Hand out TAs video and Power-point presentation for the week’s Design Task
– Monitoring Unit should be able to wirelessly communicate the Irrigation Need of your Land Section to a Laptop with the ESP32 module.

Assignment Due Next Week:
– Video of your monitoring unit automatically determining when Irrigation Starts and Ceases on your Assigned Land Section.
– Power-point Presentation as well

– Wk 6 Components
– ESP32 module

Select and Announce Best Student Video and Power Point Presentation from Previous Week.

Design Task: Automated Turning On and Off of your Automated Irrigation System by your Control Unit in your Land Section.

In Class:–– Control Unit should be able to receive Irrigation Requests (On and Off) from your Monitoring Units in your Land Section.- Control Unit should be able to Automatically switch on the main pump and open the correct valves in your Irrigation Pipeline Network to commence irrigation on the Land Section needing it.
– Control Unit should be able to Automatically Stop the main pump and close the appropriate valves in your Irrigation Pipeline Network to cease irrigation on the Land Section once it is sufficient.
– AUTOMATED IRRIGATION OF YOUR LAND COMMENCES AT WEEK 9!!!!

 Assignment Due Next Week:–
– Video of your Control Unit automatically Starting and Ceasing Irrigation on your Assigned Land Section, as determined by your Monitoring Units.
– Power-point Presentation as well

– Wk 8 Components
– Arduino Mega
– Battery and/or Solar Panel
– ESP32 module

Select and Announce Best Student Video and Power Point Presentation from Previous Week.

Design Task: Automated Turning On and Off of your Automated Irrigation System by your Control Unit in your Land Section.

In Class:–
– Control Unit should be able to receive Irrigation Requests (On and Off) from your Monitoring Units in your Land Section.
– Control Unit should be able to Automatically switch on the main pump and open the correct valves in your Irrigation Pipeline Network to commence irrigation on the Land Section needing it.
– Control Unit should be able to Automatically Stop the main pump and close the appropriate valves in your Irrigation Pipeline Network to cease irrigating your Land Section once it is sufficient.
– AUTOMATED IRRIGATION OF YOUR LAND CONTINUES!!!!

 Assignment Due Next Week:–
– Video of your Control Unit automatically Starting and Ceasing Irrigation on your Assigned Land Section, as determined by your Monitoring Unit(s).
– Power-point Presentation as well

• Wk 9 Components

Milestone 2 Grading – 20% (TAs and IRRIGATION SYSTEM PRODUCT ENGINEERS AT PTS)

• Are your Monitoring Units able to automatically determine the Irrigation Needs for your Land Section (i.e. when to turn on and when to turn off)?
• Is your Control Unit able to automatically switch on the main pump and open the correct valves in your Irrigation Pipeline Network to commence irrigation on the Land Section needing it, as determined by your Monitoring Unit(s)? 
• Is your Control Unit able to automatically switch off the main pump and close the correct valves in your Irrigation Pipeline Network to cease irrigating your Land Section(s) once it is sufficient, as determined by your Monitoring Unit(s)? 

– AUTOMATED IRRIGATION OF YOUR LAND CONTINUES!!!!

PRODUCT REASEARH
– Submit 2nd Research Manuscript draft to TAs

Group Assignment and Discussion:- 
– Are you experiencing any communication difficulty between your Monitoring Unit(s) and your Control Unit(s)? If so, how would you improve on it? 

Design Task: Perform Fully Automated Irrigation for Your Land Section for 1 FULL WEEK.

In Class:-NONE

– AUTOMATED IRRIGATION OF YOUR LAND CONTINUES!!!!

Assignment Due Next Week:–
– NONE

Design Task: Perform Fully Automated Irrigation for Your Land Section for 1 FULL WEEK.

In Class:- Prepare for Final Grading Next Week with the help of your TAs.

– AUTOMATED IRRIGATION OF YOUR LAND CONTINUES!!!!

Assignment Due Next Week:–
– NONE

– FINAL GRADING
Grading by Representative from OLAWUYI RACETT NIGERIA LTD., UNITED KINGDOM, and TAs.         
              – Unleash Your Creativity (What improvements Did you Make to Your Automated Irrigation System?)                   20%
              – Individual Final Product Demonstration and Power-point Presentation (20%)

    Final Research Product Research Manuscript Submitted to TAs (20%).

    Possible Visit to OLAWUYI RACETT NIGERIA LTD., UNITED KINGDOM

    CROP HARVESTING