Arduino‐Based Robotic Arm for Farm Security in Rural Areas

Summary

Guarding farms and ranches during the night has become a major challenge for farmers in rural areas. Thieves and wild animal attacks are the major threats. Technology has played a crucial role in developing machines to substitute for human labour. A trending topic which is of interest among agriculturalists is smart farming, which aims at improving the quality and quantity of agricultural production. To accomplish this, the farm needs to be made more intelligent by using detection technologies. As a part of smart farming, there is a need to design an integrated farm security system including sensors and control systems to monitor and provide a form of surveillance around the farm. The study shows the need for an efficient and effective farm security system. This chapter discusses different technologies used for farming, and providing security to farm land, particularly those that are based on the Internet of Things (IoT), information and communication technology (ICT) and GPS, followed by the design of a robotic manipulator/arm with a camera to watch over the farm. The robotic arm is designed to provide a robust control system to monitor a farm using camera, sensors, servo motors and alarm systems. The robotic arm is designed with two rotary joints and an end effector. The rotary motion is provided by servomotors. The system is controlled by the Arduino platform that receives and communicates to and from the user's mobile application through wireless controlling signals. The efficiency and effectiveness of the system is determined by conducting tests on all sensors and servo motors used in the system. This work is a sincere effort to design an efficient farm security system, which is cost effective and precise. The current challenges faced by farmers and agriculturalists for dealing with security issues with farm land is taken into consideration for developing the present sustainable IoT‐based sensors and communication module for farm security.