IoT-Enabled Optimised Sensor-based System for Monitoring Grain Storage

Abstract

In the recent past, most of the countries started developing the technologies to improve safety of food storage, as almost one-third of the food grains are wasted due to storage losses worldwide. On the other side, in India nearly 20% of food grains are lost every year and is majorly due to environmental conditions, like floods, heavy rains and lack of well-equipped infrastructure for packing, transportation, storing of grains. So, food is getting wasted from its production to consumption. To overcome this, an IoT (Internet of Things) -enabled optimized sensor-based system for monitoring grain storage is proposed. Here, the proposed system is focused to reduce food wastage during storage phase. The proposed model includes smart sensing devices to sense various parameters like humidity, temperature, CO2 (Carbon Dioxide), and fire/smoke. All the values of these sensors are collected from Arduino controller and stored in a cloud server through GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) module. The parameters are then compared with threshold values for any abnormality in the storage place. If there is a change in any of the parameter then a controlled action will be initiated and an alert message will be sent to linked mobile numbers. In addition, proposed model consists of a fan to control humidity and temperature before necessary action being taken.