AN EXPERT SYSTEM FOR SELECTING THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF DRIP IRRIGATION CONTROL UNIT

Abstract

Most of the territory of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the dry and semi-dry climate, the region suffers from a lack of water resources, and that the Egyptian economy depends on agriculture, so it is the consumption of large quantities of water in agriculture. And the building of the agricultural development operations based on increasing the efficiency of the irrigation process, which depends on the choice of the most appropriate technical specifications of each component of the irrigation control head, which in turn leads to increased productivity. The selection of the best technical specifications for each of the components of the irrigation control head is one of the fundamental processes that lead to an increase in the efficiency of the irrigation system and therefore increase productivity. And where there are many types and models for each of the components of the drip irrigation control head (the pump, filters, Fertigation unit, valves) that agriculture began in Egypt depends on technological development such as the use of expert systems and programs that rely on artificial intelligence to support decision-making in this area. The objectives of the study The study aimed to build and evaluate an expert