Enhanced Crop Protection in Agriculture Utilizing Open Source Platform

In recent times, farmers face a lot of problems due to birds and animals spoiling their crops by intruding into the farms. Comparatively, old methods like scare crows are not as effective as before, as the intruders realize the tactics relatively. Also, the other problems faced are forest fires destroying crops and withering of crops due to insufficient irrigation. Hence, in this work a new innovative method is adapted which protects the crops precisely. This work aims at developing a rotatory device that detects and identifies any real time moving object in its jurisdiction. This work also aims at developing a system that detects forest fires and conveys the same to the farmer instantly; and a system that irrigates the crops automatically upon requirement. On effective implementation, this work increases crop yield. It also contributes to factors like reduction in hunger overall and prevention of farmers' suicide. As a measure of cost effectiveness, the device is miniaturized to an extent where the ultrasonic sensor detects various movements in a 30 cm radius and triggers the servo motor and the sprinkler. Upon being triggered, the servo motor helps the device rotate accordingly to 180° angle. Simultaneously, the sprinkler sprinkles the water onto the detected intruder, which accounts for driving them away. The flame sensor for forest fire detection and the moisture sensor for automatic irrigation also work simultaneously. The precision and accuracy of the device will be enhanced in the future course according to the requirements.