Connecting Bees to the Internet
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University of Central Florida Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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It is commonly understood that Honey Bees are a vital component of the ecosystem: many flowering crops are reliant on bees for pollination. But, lesser known is the importance of honey bees on the agriculture industry. Honey-Bees are depended upon to pollinate more that 30% of food crops grown in the United States. Yet, the industry is loosing honey-bees at an alarming rate. This project seeks to remedy such problem by remotely monitoring hive attributes and other important metrics. The files listed below consists of all project resources, including source code, schematics and documentations.
Conference Paper
Sub 1-Ghz Communication
Internet of Things
Sensor Fusion
Connected Agriculture
Project Overview
The project follows the implementation details described above. A transponder device was designe developed for sampling and dispatching data to a central gateway. This gateway is then responsible for transmitting the sampled data to an Amazon AWS instance where it is processed and presented to an end user. The transponder communicates over the Sub 1-Ghz frequency range, utilizing Texas Instrument's wireless modules. The project is able to sample Temperature, Weight, Pressure, Humidity, and 9-axis Motion throughout differing sampling periods.
Project Resources
Our TEAM
Our team is comprised of a group of tallented individuals with an astute focus on technical details and a drive to ensure our talents are being utilized to the best of our ability. As Electrical Engineers, we take pride in our abilities to find solutions for what ever problems we may face. As a result, the quality of our final product underscored the significance in applying such principles.
Our Works
House of Quality
First Board
Schematic Overview
Board Version 2
Final Design
Application
What Apiarists Say
John Peterson
World Honey Market
This has the potential of revolutionizing the industry.