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GardenWatch
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The Receiver Unit (For house notifications and time tracking)
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The back side (You can see the Arduino unit)
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Right side of the unit (RF Transceiver Visible)
Inspiration
The inspiration for this project came from my parent's aptitude for gardening. They recently had been having issues with local animals and rodents eating their plants up. I have seen them helpless and clueless on what approach to take to solve this issue. So I and my partner decided to create a product that would provide their garden as well as all others with the ultimate security system, called GardenWatch!
What it does
Our product monitors a given area, with its intended area being a garden. It uses a motion and sound sensor to detect a presence of a pest/animal. When it does, a picture is taken immediately (with a webcam ideally but we used a tablet cause we are broke) and an alarm will sound, to scare the pest away. That picture is sent to your phone with a link to the picture to see what's been messing with your garden.
How we built it
Using an Arduino Mega as a center for our sensors, detection, Buzzer, tablet Camera, and SMS notifications and interconnecting them with a combination of Python, OpenCV, Twilio, and Arduino assembly. We used a lot of wood, hot glue, and solder to create a physical prototype.
Challenges we ran into
We had group members depart so a lot of time was spent on finding an objective as well as allocating the work between the two of us, mostly on an online basis. We were also online working with physical hardware so scheduling an in-person meet was tough but doable. We had some tech issues configuring the Twilio, the radio transceivers were not working, and setting up the actual prototype but we persevered nonetheless.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
A working product that can be used to solve the objective that we set upon this project.
What we learned
Teamwork and interpersonal skills between two people. Creating an initial prototype. Incorporating software and hardware together and a whole lotta applicable Arduino.
What's next for GardenWatch
Developing a more sturdy and compact prototype as well as creating advanced detection for weather like thunder and heavy winds. Then add a Flash to take pictures in the night (also helps to deter animals).
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