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Mistry, Himali, Laila, Dina Shona and Foo, Mathias (2023) Teaching embedded control system design of electromechanical devices using a lab-scale smart farming system. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education . doi:10.1177/03064190231190052 ISSN 0306-4190. (In Press)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/03064190231190052
Abstract
This paper presents the design and monitoring of a lab-scale smart farming system through the integration of control and app designs that can be used for teaching embedded control application to electromechanical systems. A combination of sensors and actuators is used to develop an Arduino based embedded feedback control system that could be implemented in a smart farming environment. Specifically, we look at controlling electromechanical devices to actuate the fan and water pump to provide the optimal temperature and moisture, respectively, to enhance plant growth in a smart farming setting. The effectiveness of the feedback control is tested by conducting a plant growth experiment. Using garden cress (Lepidium sativum) as a case study, the plant grown in the controlled temperature and moisture settings shows substantially healthier growth compared to the one grown in the non-controlled environment. In addition, an app is designed and developed to transform the Arduino data stream from the sensors into valuable insights that could help the users to monitor and improve the overall crop health. The developed system in this paper enables students to learn integral skills from interdisciplinary engineering fields (e.g., systems, control, mechanical and computer) to solve an agricultural problem.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Embedded computer systems, Engineering -- Vocational guidance, Engineering -- Study and teaching, Electromechanical devices, Arduino (Programmable controller) , Agriculture -- Data processing | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education | ||||||
Publisher: | SAGE | ||||||
ISSN: | 0306-4190 | ||||||
Official Date: | 27 July 2023 | ||||||
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DOI: | 10.1177/03064190231190052 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | In Press | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 23 August 2023 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 23 August 2023 | ||||||
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