Showing papers on "Arduino published in 2017"

Smart home automation system using Bluetooth technology

Abstract: In this paper a low cost and user friendly remote controlled home automation system is presented using Arduino board, Bluetooth module, smartphone, ultrasonic sensor and moisture sensor. A smartphone application is used in the suggested system which allows the users to control up to 18 devices including home appliances and sensors using Bluetooth technology. Nowadays, most of conventional home automation systems are designed for special purposes while proposed system is a general purpose home automation system. Which can easily be implement in existing home. The suggested system has more features than conventional home automation systems such as an ultrasonic sensor is used for water level detection and soil moisture sensor is use for automatic plant irrigation system. This paper also describes the hardware and software architecture of system, future work and scope. The proposed prototype of home automation system is implemented and tested on hardware and it gave the exact and expected results.

Intelligent Smart Home Automation and Security System Using Arduino and Wi-fi

Abstract: This paper provides a low cost-effective and flexible home control and monitoring system with the aid of an integrated micro-web server with internet protocol (IP) connectivity for access and to control of equipment and devices remotely using Android-based smartphone app. The proposed system does not require a dedicated server PC with respect to similar systems and offers a new communication protocol for monitoring and controlling the home environment with more than just switching functionality. Smart home interfaces and device definitions to ensure interoperability between Wi-fi devices from various manufacturers of electrical equipment, meters and smart energy enables products to allow manufactured. In this project gives the intelligent operation for lamps and fans. Here the system is connected with temperature control and lamp control. Light dependent resistor (LDR) and Temperature sensor (LM35) are the main components for this automatic control of lamps and fans. Here the LDR is responsible for lamp control and LM35 is responsible for controlling the operation of fan. The proposed home energy control systems design intelligent services for users and provides, The proposed system are implemented with smartphone.

A Smart Voltage and Current Monitoring System for Three Phase Inverters Using an Android Smartphone Application.

Abstract: In this paper, a new smart voltage and current monitoring system (SVCMS) technique is proposed. It monitors a three phase electrical system using an Arduino platform as a microcontroller to read the voltage and current from sensors and then wirelessly send the measured data to monitor the results using a new Android application. The integrated SVCMS design uses an Arduino Nano V3.0 as the microcontroller to measure the results from three voltage and three current sensors and then send this data, after calculation, to the Android smartphone device of an end user using Bluetooth HC-05. The Arduino Nano V3.0 controller and Bluetooth HC-05 are a cheap microcontroller and wireless device, respectively. The new Android smartphone application that monitors the voltage and current measurements uses the open source MIT App Inventor 2 software. It allows for monitoring some elementary fundamental voltage power quality properties. An effort has been made to investigate what is possible using available off-the-shelf components and open source software.

Ethoscopes: An open platform for high-throughput ethomics.

Abstract: Here, we present the use of ethoscopes, which are machines for high-throughput analysis of behavior in Drosophila and other animals. Ethoscopes provide a software and hardware solution that is reproducible and easily scalable. They perform, in real-time, tracking and profiling of behavior by using a supervised machine learning algorithm, are able to deliver behaviorally triggered stimuli to flies in a feedback-loop mode, and are highly customizable and open source. Ethoscopes can be built easily by using 3D printing technology and rely on Raspberry Pi microcomputers and Arduino boards to provide affordable and flexible hardware. All software and construction specifications are available at http://lab.gilest.ro/ethoscope.

Voice controlled home automation system using Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Internet of Things (IoT)

Abstract: The primary objective of our project is to construct a fully functional voice based Home automation system that uses Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to provide a cost-effective, efficient way to work together with home appliances. There are many smart home solutions in the market that aim to automate the basic operations of these home appliances using various technologies such as GSM (Global System for Mobile), NFC (Near-Field Communication) etc. However, most of these systems focus on mimicking the basic operation of the electrical switch. Our project aims at providing a fully automated voice based solution that our users can rely on, to perform more than just switching on/off the appliances. The user sends a command through speech to the mobile device, which interprets the message and sends the appropriate command to the specific appliance. We plan on implementing four basic home appliances as a “Proof-of-Concept” for this project which includes Fan, Light, Coffee Machine and Door Alarms. The voice command given by the user is interpreted by the mobile device using Natural Language processing. The mobile device acts as a central console; it determines what operation must be completed by which appliance to fulfill the user's request. The central console might likewise be either a desktop application, web application or a smart phone application as nearly all of the data transferred can be processed by the cloud. However, for the convenience of the user and increased mobile capabilities we will be using a smart phone in this project. The appliances are associated with the mobile device through an Arduino Board that establishes the concept of Internet of Things. The Arduino Boards are interfaced with the appliances and programmed in a manner that they respond to mobile inputs.

Development and implementation of a control system for a retrofitted CNC machine by using Arduino

Abstract: This paper deals with the development of an open-loop controller implemented in the Arduino platform in order to reuse an existing CNC machine for performing simple manufacturing operations. The CNC machine considered in this study is an Objet Quadra Tempo 3D printer. The goal of this work is, therefore, to convert the machine, considered obsolete due to high maintenance costs, by using low-cost off-the-shelf components and by using open source software in order to reduce the amount of electronic and industrial wastes by means of simple retrofitting operations. To control the drivers of the stepper motors of the machine, an ArduinoMega 2560 microcontroller was used. The Arduino micro-controller allows for controlling analog and digital devices in a straightforward manner. All retrofitting operations were conducted in order to carry out additive manufacturing and subtractive manufacturing operations. For the activity reported in this paper, an electro-spindle for machining products in wood and polycarbonate was installed. The use of low-cost components allowed the transformation of the 3D printer into a CNC milling machine capable of working materials such as wood and polycarbonate.

Heartbeat and Temperature Monitoring System for Remote Patients using Arduino

Abstract: This paper describes the working of a wireless heartbeat and temperature monitoring system based on a microcontroller ATmega328 (arduino uno) Most monitoring systems that are in use in today's world works in offline mode but our system is designed such that a patient can be monitored remotely in real time The proposed approach consists of sensors which measures heartbeat and body temperature of a patient which is controlled by the microcontroller Both the readings are displayed in LCD monitor Wireless system is used to transmit the measured data from the remote location The heartbeat sensor counts the heartbeat for specific interval of time and estimates Beats per Minute while the temperature sensor measures the temperature and both the data are sent to the microcontroller for transmission to receiving end Finally, the data are displayed at the receiving end This system could be made available at a reasonable cost with great effect

A Review of Embedded Systems Education in the Arduino Age: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Abstract: In this paper, the subject of embedded systems education in the Arduino age is examined Arduino is an open-source microcontroller platform that has been widely popular in the past decade among hobbyists and academics Arduino is increasingly being adopted in courses that span different disciplines in schools and universities As a result, numerous papers are being published every year in different engineering education conferences and journals reporting the integration of Arduino in teaching In this work, the impact of Arduino on embedded systems education is investigated First, challenges facing embedded systems education are identified from the literature Second, different Arduino teaching integration methodologies reported in the literature are surveyed and analyzed Third, the question whether Arduino successfully addresses embedded education challenges or not is discussed taking both surveyed findings and recent market trends into consideration Finally, a number of open-ended research directions are proposed

Electrical appliances control prototype by using GSM module and Arduino

Abstract: The development of remote control technology has grown rapidly along with the development of communication technology nowadays. The simplest communication technology available is by using GSM protocol. In this paper, a prototype of electric appliance control tool via SMS by using GSM is proposed. GSM protocol was chosen because it does not depend on mobile devices' platform. GSM SIM 900 and Arduino for controlling a relay module were utilized here. Relay module worked in accordance with orders given through SMS and the mobile device then received the feedback of the command. For testing purpose, ten (10) different types of input string as a command control was proceed. Relay worked according to orders sent from the input string submitted and feedback messages from the command given previously was provided.

Smart Walking Stick for Visually Impaired People Using Ultrasonic Sensors and Arduino

Abstract: This paper presents the smart walking stick based on ultrasonic sensors and Arduino for visually impaired people. There are approximately 37 million people across the globe who are blind according to the World Health Organization. People with visual disabilities are often dependent on external assistance which can be provided by humans, trained dogs, or special electronic devices as support systems for decision making. Thus, we were motivated to develop a smart white cane to overcome these limitations. We accomplished this goal by adding ultrasonic sensors at specific positions to the cane that provided information about the environment to the user by activating the buzzer sound. We proposed low cost and light weight system designed with microcontroller that processes signal and alerts the visually impaired person over any obstacle, water or dark areas through beeping sounds. The system consists of obstacle and moisture detection sensors for receiving, processing and sending signals to the alarm system which finally alerts the user for prompt action. The system was designed, programmed using C language and tested for accuracy and checked by the visually impaired person. Our device can detect obstacles within the distance of about 2m from the user. Keyword Ultrasonic sensor, Arduino ATmega328 Microcontroller, Mobility aid, Visually Impaired Person, Alarm system

A Comparative Study of Arduino, Raspberry Pi and ESP8266 as IoT Development Board

Abstract: Internet of Things is a striding platform where every day devices are transformed into an automated informative system with intelligent means of communicating protocols. The available development boards for deploying elementary Internet of Things systems and programming them pave conformation of related fields. The lack of overall functional knowledge and the capabilities of the available means of development boards is presently resisting the engineers to get through the scope of Internet of Things centric approaches. This paper provides Internet of Things oriented comparison of various boards with suitable selection of the hardware development platforms that are capable enough to improve the understanding technology, and methodology to facilitate developer’s requirements. This paper also summarizes various capabilities of available hardware development platforms for IoT and provides a method to solve real-life problems by building and deployment of powerful Internet of Things notions.

Low-Cost Fuzzy Logic Control for Greenhouse Environments with Web Monitoring

Abstract: The design and implementation of a low-cost system for monitoring and remote control of a greenhouse using fuzzy logic is presented. For the control system, an Arduino Mega board was programmed with a fuzzy algorithm to monitor and perform control actions for environmental temperature, soil moisture, relative humidity, and lighting. A website was designed to visualize the main indicators of agricultural interest and to get access to tools such as forced ventilation, misting systems, and sprinkler irrigation. For connectivity to the webpage, an Arduino Ethernet Shield was used. Thus, it was possible to establish a local area network and monitor and control the greenhouse climate variables manually or automatically. The application designed allowed access to the configuration, monitoring, and control of climatic conditions in the greenhouse. The effectiveness of fuzzy logic to control nonlinear systems was therefore verified without the mathematical model of the plant. Thus, the use of resources for a gable roof greenhouse prototype was optimized.

IoT implementation for indoor vertical farming watering system

Abstract: Vertical farming is the practice of planting the plants in vertically stacked layers which optimize the land usage as it can be implemented in an indoor environment. The main idea of vertical farming is to use a controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) technology, where all environmental factors can be controlled. Therefore, in this project, an automatic system, which consists of the Internet of Thing [IoT] is implemented in providing the controlled environment for the vertical farming. The main purpose of this project is to build a system to monitor the soil moisture and to control water content through the web browser on the laptop, mobile phone and other handheld and compact devices. In this project, a soil moisture sensor is used to detect the moisture or water content of the soil in the vertical farm so that the plant can be consecutively monitored and controlled to have enough water. When low moisture level is detected, the signals are sent to the Arduino platform. Then, the data is stored eventually in the Arduino IDE software and simultaneously sent to the web browser through the Ethernet that is connected to the internet router. The user can monitor their plant through the web browser that allows them to read the status of the soil moisture and can control the water valve to release the water to the plant whenever the reading is low or necessary. With this development, the monitoring of the vertical farming has been so helpful and the growth of the plant can be supervised from time to time without having the operator at the event.

Asm2C++: A tool for code generation from abstract state machines to Arduino

Abstract: This paper presents Asm2C++, a tool that automatically generates executable C++ code for Arduino from a formal specification given as Abstract State Machines (ASMs). The code generation process follows the model-driven engineering approach, where the code is obtained from a formal abstract model by applying certain transformation rules. The translation process is highly configurable in order to correctly integrate the underlying hardware. The advantage of the Asm2C++ tool is that it is part of the Asmeta framework that allows to analyze, verify, and validate the correctness of a formal model.

Arduino-Based Data Acquisition into Excel, LabVIEW, and MATLAB.

Abstract: Data acquisition equipment for physics can be quite expensive. As an alternative, data can be acquired using a low-cost Arduino microcontroller. The Arduino has been used in physics labs where the data are acquired using the Arduino software. The Arduino software, however, does not contain a suite of tools for data fitting and analysis. The data are typically gathered first and then imported manually into an analysis program. There is a way, however, that allows data gathered by the Arduino to be imported in real time into a data analysis package. Illustrated in this article are add-ins for Excel, MATLAB, and LabVIEW that import data directly from the Arduino and allow for real-time plotting and analysis.

Design and implementation of a low-cost Arduino-based smart home system

Abstract: A smart home is the residential extension of building automation. It initially involved the control and automation of systems that ensure human comfort such as lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and security. Recently, it has evolved to encompass most home appliances that use Wi-Fi for remote monitoring. Technological progress has enhanced the ubiquity of smart home systems resulting in improved standards of living. Commercial home automation systems are still unaffordable to a vast majority of the middle and lower class families. However, the emergence of cheap microcontrollers, like the Arduino, has enabled the implementation of low-cost smart home systems, incorporating the majority of features present in commercial systems. In this paper, we present a highly scalable, low-cost and multi-faceted home automation system based on Arduino microcontroller that is capable of integrating appliance and equipment automation, thermal comfort control and energy management.

Design and Implementation of Ball and Beam System Using PID Controller

Abstract: The ball and beam system is laboratory equipment with high nonlinearity in its dynamics. The main ideas of the paper are to model the ball and beam system considering nonlinear factors and coupling effect and to design Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controller to control the ball position. The system consists of an Arduino microcontroller. It receives the ball position from ultrasonic distance sensor and compares it with the desired distance which can be set by the user. PID algorithm has built in Arduino to process the difference in signal between desired and real position into control signal. Arduino sends control signal to the DC servomotor which rotate to change the ball position and meet the desired distance. MATLAB software program has been used to plot instant system response by interfacing Arduino with computer to determine the system characteristics with different values of controller parameters in order to choose parameters values which obtained best performance for the system.

Project-based physics labs using low-cost open-source hardware

Abstract: We describe a project-based physics lab, which we proposed to third-year university students. These labs are based on new open-source low-cost equipment (Arduino microcontrollers and compatible sensors). Students are given complete autonomy: they develop their own experimental setup and study the physics topic of their choice. The goal of these projects is to let students to discover the reality of experimental physics. Technical specifications of the acquisition material and case studies are presented for practical implementation in other universities.

Non-contact Water Level Monitoring System Implemented Using LabVIEW and Arduino

Abstract: This paper shows non-contact water level monitoring system implemented using LabVIEW and arduino. Water depth of the tank is measured by Ultrasonic sensor. Hence the water level present in the tank is known. Depending on the sensor reading LabVIEW program sends the data to arduino and through arduino board the pump is switched ON if the water level in the upper tank is low and pump is switched OFF if the water level is completely filled in the upper tank. The input to arduino board is from ultrasonic sensor. Arduino read the height and reports the water depth of the tank and the same is displayed in LabVIEW front panel. Advantage of this over other existing automatic system is it provides non-contact water level measurement using ultrasonic sensor, but existing automatic system using ss(stainless steel) sensor which is a contact type water level sensor and also these sensors quickly corroded by some chemicals. The same is present in LabVIEW using the graphical user interface for visualization, LabVIEW communicate with add on devices like arduino, ultrasonic sensor, pump through makerhub.

Smart energy meter using Arduino and GSM

Abstract: The demand for power has increased exponentially with time. One avenue through which today's energy problems can be address through the reduction of energy usage in households. This has increased the emphasis on the need for accurate and economic methods of power measurement. The goal of providing such data is to optimize and reduce their power consumption. This paper presents a smart energy meter for an automatic and superior metering and billing system. The integration of the Arduino and GSM Short Message Service (SMS) provide the meter reading system with some automatic functions that are predefined. The proposed energy meter system can incorporate with embedded controller and GSM modem to transmit the data like consumed energy in kWh, generated bill, security services (line Cut/On) over GSM mobile network such as data can be then fed and integrated into existing energy management systems located at power companies or organizations to provide the services among the customers without man-power.

Enhanced home automation system using Internet of Things

Abstract: The more the technology advances into the future, the more it makes the life of people depending on it easier and one of such technologies is Automation. The term Automation can be coupled with-no effort, ease of performing a task and less human involvement. Internet of Things is such other term which envisions every object around us as an integral part of the Internet. In this paper, we suggest a highly intractable and environmentally sustainable form of Home Automation System using Internet of Things a means to control the appliances at home via a device with access to the Internet. The key components of this system are a pocket sized microprocessor-Raspberry Pi and a microcontroller-Arduino Uno and an Android application to visualize the data provided by the Raspberry Pi and also to send, receive and process the requests. The Raspberry Pi acts as the brain of this system, processing the requests, responding to the requests made by the Android application, communicating with the Arduino and also acts as a server to store the data given by the sensors. All the sensors and actuators are connected to the Arduino which is connected to the Pi using a USB cable. Our main objective of developing this model is to create a home automation system which interacts with the user through various push notifications based on concerned parameters which is also eco-friendly.

Received strength signal intensity performance analysis in wireless sensor network using Arduino platform and XBee wireless modules

Abstract: Today, through the monitoring of agronomic variables, the wireless sensor networks are playing an increasingly important role in precision agriculture. Among the emerging technologies used to devel...

Designing Arduino electronic shields: Experiences from secondary and university courses

Abstract: In recent years, microcontroller open-platforms and visual programming languages have gained a lot of attention. Low-cost, ease of use and wide availability have opened a new door to democratize electronics. On top of that, Bring Your Own Device (BOYD) policies adopted at different learning stages allow the use of laptops or tablets together with those tools at home or in the classroom, enabling new possibilities in education. This work presents recent activities in this sense, creating electronic hardware for Arduino boards (Arduino shields) and visual software (Visual Basic and Scratch) for educational purposes at different levels. In particular, two experiences will be detailed.

Influence of Arduino on the Development of Advanced Microcontrollers Courses

Abstract: This paper describes the development of courses in the field of digital design that use Arduino boards as their main platforms. Arduino offers an intuitive development environment and multiple hardware and software resources that allow rapid development of microcontroller-based projects. However, due to the vast amount of information available, students were losing the capability to design their own prototypes. We propose a methodology that introduces the study of microcontrollers using Arduino to develop different types of projects and proceeds to study the system architecture to gain control on the device. This methodology has been used in an undergraduate course in microcontrollers and a graduate course in advanced techniques in digital design. The students of the microcontrollers course showed improved design skills and motivation compared to the students from previous versions of the course. With respect to the advanced techniques in digital design course, the students were able to take advantage of Arduino platform to gain a deep understanding of hardware/software co-design of embedded systems.

Design of aquaponics water monitoring system using Arduino microcontroller

Abstract: This paper describes the design of aquaponics water monitoring system using Arduino microcontroller. Arduino Development Environment (IDE) software is used to develop a program for the microcontroller to communicate with multiple sensors and other hardware. The circuit of pH sensor, temperature sensor, water sensor, servo, liquid crystal displays (LCD), peristaltic pump, solar and Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) are constructed and connected to the system. The system powered by a rechargeable battery using solar energy. When the results of pH, temperature and water sensor are out of range, a notification message will be sent to a mobile phone through GSM. If the pH of water is out of range, peristaltic pump is automatic on to maintain back the pH value of water. The water sensor is fixed in the siphon outlet water flow to detect water flow from grow bed to the fish tank. In addition, servo is used to auto feeding the fish for every 12 hours. Meanwhile, the LCD is indicated the pH, temperature, siphon outlet water flow and remaining time for the next feeding cycle. The pH and temperature of water are set in the ranges of 6 to 7 and 25 °C to 30 °C, respectively.

Design of bus tracking and fuel monitoring system

Abstract: The need for efficient public transportation system such as buses is rapidly increased due to the increasing in population, the passengers need to know the accurate arrival time of the particular bus to particular station and then plan their journey from their home. Fuel monitoring have been the major problem that most of bus companies looking to solve. This paper developed a bus tracking and monitoring the fuel and speed system to provide a facility for the management requirements by the administrator. The proposed system based on Arduino, GSM/GPS and map suit ASP.MVC which provide the actuated arrival time in addition to graphically showing the bus location on Google map. The design also enables the owner of the buses to monitor the bus instantaneously because the system administrator can easily maintained database information of buses and its fuel tank at any time of the service.

UiTM campus bus tracking system using Arduino based and smartphone application

Abstract: A prototype campus bus tacking system is designed and implemented for helping UiTM Student to pinpoint the location and estimate arrival time of their respective desired bus via their smartphone application. This project comprises integration between hardware and software. An Arduino UNO is used to control the GPS module to get the geographic coordinates. An android smartphone application using App Inventor is also developed for the user not only to determine the time for the campus bus to arrive and also will be able to get the bus information. This friendly user system is named as "UiTM Bus Checker" application. The user also will be able to view position of the bus on a digital mapping from Google Maps using their smartphone application and webpage. In order to show the effectiveness of this UiTM campus bus tracking system, the practical implementations have been presented and recorded.

Design of an IoT based autonomous vehicle with the aid of computer vision

Abstract: A web controlled and partially autonomous vehicle system is presented in this paper. It highlights the idea to develop a remote controlled car which can be driven from anywhere using internet over a secured server. This car will also have limited automation features like traffic light detection, obstacle avoidance system and lane detection system so that it can drive itself safely in case of connectivity failure. The main goal here is to minimize the risk of human life and ensure highest safety during driving. At the same time the car will assure comfort and convenience to the controller. A miniature car including the above features has been developed which showed optimum performance in a simulated environment. The system mainly consists of a Raspberry Pi, an Arduino, a Picamera, a sonar module, a web interface and internet modem. The Raspberry Pi was mainly used for the Computer Vision algorithms and for streaming video through internet. The proposed system is very cheap and very efficient in terms of automation.