IOT BASED AUTONOUMOUS AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM

Project Title

IOT BASED AUTONOUMOUS AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM

Project Area of Specialization Internet of ThingsProject Summary

In this project  we present a IOT connected system which monitor and control the whole aquarium and agriculture system using electronics and will communicate or transmitting real time status to user Smartphone/Laptop. The project is an automated system to take care of fishes and plants. It will monitor the physical changes in the water and will maintain it to the ideal conditions, with required changes. The aquarium will perform all the operations automatically like temperature control, pH control,  water renewal etc. It will reduce the manual effort required in maintenance of aquarium and plants  by automating the aquarium and agriculture management process. Aquaponics is an approach of coupling two technologies:recirculationaquaculture (fish-farms) and hydroponics (soil-less cultivation of crops). While it is perceived as a way to contribute to more sustainable food systems, the technology is still in its infancy, with several challenges. This paper describes current conditions of development and identifies aspects that can promote or hinder future pathways. We focus our analysis on the EU, using Germany as an institutional case study, while also considering worldwide developments. We propose a framework to analyze aquaponics as an emerging technological innovation system at the interface between existing fish and plant production systems.

Project Objectives

Fish keeping is a popular trend nowadays. People from all the age groups like to keep fish at their homes, offices etc. for decoration purpose or as a hobby. Commercial fish farming and ornamental fish farming has become very popular. Therefore it’s important to automate aquarium. As it is difficult to check the conditions of an aquarium manually and also it is not easy for the growth and development process of plants which is difficult to control manually  so we automate aquarium and agricultue system for plants by using  IOT.The growing environment is critical for plant production. At present, the majority of available reliable aquaponics research has been conducted in tropical climates where growing conditions are ideal year-round. In the NCR, however, hot summers and cold winters tend to limit the growing season and production options available to producers. Research and extension efforts are currently underway to educate producers on optimized techniques in the NCR.

Project Implementation Method

A Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) can be used at various steps in a design process (NPDsolutions,

2016) to identify issues that can effect the reliability of the process. A group of multifunctional engineers or

designers that have skill sets in various disciplines could carry out the FMEA. Identifying weaknesses in the

process plant design early in the concept and design phase of the project can allow engineering controls to be

implemented long before the process is operational. The use of a FMEA can be quite standard and uses a

scorecard to identify a Risk Reduction Number (RPN) (Swapnil, 2013). The score identifies areas that can be of

concern and where engineering controls could be implemented to prevent or mitigate the identified systems or

subsystems of the process. The engineering controls do not necessarily need to be automation controls but could

be in various other forms such as additional engineering reviews or mitigating hazards by alternate design.Aquaponics has been considered as having great potential as an organic production method of aquatic organisms and vegetables, because the nutrient-rich water from aquatic organisms is utilized for plant growth. The essential elements of an aquaponic system consist of the following five: a tank to maintain aquatic organisms; a clarifier or sedimentation; a biofilter; a hydroponic component; and a sump pump. In this paper, we propose the design and implementation of a nutrient film technique-type aquaponic system, which does not include the sump pump.

Benefits of the Project

• Environmentally responsible with low water usage and low power usage.
• The primary inputs to the system are Fish food and water.
• Little to no Chemical usage. Aquaponics requires no synthetic fertilizers and few pesticides.
• Many of the plants that thrive in Aquaponic growing are very easy to grow.
• Low susceptibility to pests and diseases
• Timely crop turn around
• Increased crop production per square foot versus traditional farming
• Multiple crops and fish can be grown from the same system
• Fish can be harvested as an additional food or revenue source
• Many plants are suitable for aquaponic systems, though which ones work for a specific system depends on the maturity and stocking density of the fish. These factors influence the concentration of nutrients from the fish effluent and how much of those nutrients are made available to the plant roots via bacteria.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Aquaponics is a combination of the words aquaculture (cultivating fish) and hydroponics (growing plants in water without soil) and the eco-innovative technology behind the concept is a combination of the two production systems into one. It is driven by a microbial ecosystem that assists in converting fish effluents into usable plant nutrients while helping deliver plant nutrients across root cell walls. In an aquaponic system, water is kept in circulation. Waste water from the fish is used as nutrients in the horticultural part of the system where plants take up the nutrients provided by the fish waste and cleanse the water before being returned to the fish. Aquaponics is a resource efficient closed loop food production system, mimicking nature itself. This relates to cradle-to-cradle design presenting eco-effectiveness moving beyond zero emissions and produce services and products taking into account social, economic and environmental benefits (McDonough and Braungart, 2002; Braungart et al., 2007; Kumar and Putnam, 2008). Small private and/or educational/research aquaponic systems have been built in several places around the world and the technology is becoming increasingly popular. There is rising interest for industrial show cases, to test whether it can be a profitable business to run large-scale aquaponic systems, raising fish and plants simultaneously for the market. Commercial-scale facilities, although limited in number, can now be found across the globe that incorporate modern technology based on automatic control, improved system balance and health and safety Aquaponics is an approach of coupling two technologies: aquarium (fish-farms) and hydroponics (soil-less cultivation of crops). While it is perceived as a way to contribute to more sustainable food systems, the technology is still in its infancy, with several challenges. This paper describes current condition of development and identifies aspects that can promote or hinder future pathways. We focus our analysis on the EU, using Germany as an institutional case study, while also considering worldwide developments. We propose a framework to analyze aquaponics as an emerging technological innovation system at the interface between existing fish and plant production systems. The approach is explorative based on a literature review and interviews with experts.

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemType of Industry Agriculture Technologies Internet of Things (IoT)Sustainable Development Goals Clean Water and SanitationRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	53650
sensors	Equipment	6	350	2100
arduino	Equipment	1	1250	1250
electronic valve	Equipment	5	3500	17500
aquarium	Equipment	1	18000	18000
agricultural part	Equipment	2	700	1400
filters	Equipment	1	2500	2500
wifi module	Equipment	1	900	900
water tank	Equipment	1	1800	1800
other equipments	Equipment	9	300	2700
water pump	Equipment	1	500	500
thesis report	Miscellaneous	1	5000	5000