Sensor-based Dam Gate Control System and Alert Using Zigbee
Floods are natural phenomenon that brings havoc to human life. It is necessary to bring dam controlling system to overcome the threats posed by floods. This system focuses on using Zigbee for providing availability and the provisioning of an alarm system
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Abstract Floods are natural phenomenon that brings havoc to human life. It is necessary to bring dam controlling system to overcome the threats posed by floods. This system focuses on using Zigbee for providing availability and the provisioning of an alarm system for intimation of the nearby area in case of any emergency. It has an added advantage of being transparent to the public and also controls the speed of the motor for outflow of water. The system comprises of the dam controlled by a control room and uploading the data to the website such that it can be accessed by the public. Keywords Zigbee
ARM Raspberry pi GPU UART
1 Introduction There is an increasing demand for mechanisms that provide safety for the public. Embedded system is the combination of hardware and software co-design. Embedded systems are now-a-days playing a vital role in Engineering design process for efficient analysis and effective operation. Our work describes the design of an embedded system for the “dam controlling system”. At the dam, this system gives the concept of interfacing high-voltage electrical devices such as DC motor, level sensors and flow sensors to Zigbee. This system facilitates us to control S. Shivani R. Dharani (&) J. A. J. Sharon S. Mrudhula Information Technology, Panimalar Institute of Technology, Poonamallee, Chennai 600123, India e-mail: [email protected] S. Shivani e-mail: [email protected] J. A. J. Sharon e-mail: [email protected] S. Mrudhula e-mail: [email protected] © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018 S. C. Satapathy et al. (eds.), Smart Computing and Informatics, Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies 77, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5544-7_49
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the gates of the dam depending on the water level. It consists of a set of sensors connected to a DC motor through an ARM-7 processor. The water level is detected and transmitted to the control room where the motor speed can be controlled by the authorities. The values are updated on the website periodically. The public can view the status of the dam by accessing the website.
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Need
With this mechanism, the water wastage can be reduced thus leading to efficient utilization of it. Another need is to keep record of water status of the dam even during emergency situations. The official government website www.chennaimetrowater.tn had failed to provide the dam status from 1 December 2015 to 9 December 2015. This system provides proper intimation to the authorities even in the absence of mobile network and hence being available during disasters. Another issue prevailing today in India is the improper intimation to the public, and this system overcomes it by facilitating an alarm system.
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The main objectives of the system are • To consider more than one parameter for judging the dam level such as water level, flow rate and landscape. • Providing an alarm system for alerting the nearby locals in case of emergency. • Ensuring availability by no depending on mobile networks. •
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