Autonomous ultrasonic based water level detection and control system

Bello, M.I.; Gana, SM; Faruk, M.I.; Umar, Mubarak

doi:10.4314/njt.v37i2.29

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“…The ultrasonic sensors can measure distances through moderate amounts of dust, smoke and humidity as seen in [15]. Other applications of the ultrasonic sensor include water level detection [4], guided rocket objective finding [5], lock detection on RADAR systems [6], volume level monitoring [8], obstacle detection [9], selfdriving cars [10,11], human presence detection [12], robotic sensing [13,17], Rain water harvesting [14], collision protection [7].…”

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Distance Measurement and Energy Conservation Using Arduino Nano and Ultrasonic Sensor

Olayinka¹,

Oluwadamilare²,

Emmanuel³

2021

AJECE

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This research work is designed as the distance measurement with energy conservation system using Ultrasonic sensor and Arduino NANO. Ultrasonic sensor emits high frequency sound waves, which reflects from target surfaces. This work utilized these sound waves through Ultrasonic sensor HC-SR04 to determine the change in distance and to apply it to detect the presence of an obstacle (person in this case), which in turns triggers a light bulb ON. Sonar waves are projected back to the receiving end of the sensor after which electrical pulses emitted from the sensor are sent into the Arduino NANO board, electrical signals are then sent to the LEDs and lighting system (bulbs). This work shows the importance of distance measurement to an automatic, hands-free environment control, efficient use of energy sources, and conservation of energy. The experimental results have shown minimal errors (< 3cm) for distances between 10cm and 100cm as the research deployment is most suitable within these distances. The results also describe the corresponding responses of the control system to the different physical conditions likely to be present. The above processes focus on electrical energy conservation as the light bulb comes ON when a person approaches the sensing system and goes OFF when the person leaves.

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Distance Measurement and Energy Conservation Using Arduino Nano and Ultrasonic Sensor

Olayinka¹,

Oluwadamilare²,

Emmanuel³

2021

AJECE

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“…return time is converted into the distance [23]. Thus, the ultrasonic sensor's calculation of the distance (D) in centimeters is given by the following Equation: 2…”

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“…Thus, when Arduino and ultrasonic sensors are applied to static surfaces, the results show a better efficiency and stronger correlations between the ultrasonic sensor measurements and the observations, whether by ruler or linigraph [21][22][23]; constituting a high-value water level monitoring method when the low cost is added [18,20].…”

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Evaluation of Water Level in Flowing Channels Using Ultrasonic Sensors

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Monitoring flow in channels is difficult, expensive, and potentially dangerous; hence, alternatives minimizing these factors are sought and indirect methods to measure the flow based on water-level information, among others, are employed. Ultrasonic sensors along with Arduino are widely used to monitor levels in reservoirs; however, the accuracy of this method in turbulent flow regimes has not been evaluated. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated the level of open channel flows using a combination of Arduino and ultrasonic sensors whilst considering turbulence. Additionally, we statistically compared the simultaneous measurements of levels obtained using five ultrasonic sensors with those of five rulers filmed individually along an artificial channel, for four permanent and two transient regimes. The results showed that the errors in measurements increased with increasing turbulence. These errors were within the range of hydraulic measurements (< 0.020 m), indicating that the procedure is valid for experienced conditions. Therefore, the combination of Arduino and ultrasonic sensors is a technically and economically viable alternative. However, calibrating and validating the sensors for distances greater than 0.400 m should be performed with care because the bench tests performed in static conditions were limitedly accurate in measuring distances greater than 0.200 m.

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“…All these systems use either flip flops or any other device that operates on conductivity of water, so they are most of the time in contact with the water. Bello et al (2018) A system that is directly not in contact with water has also been developed that uses Ultrasonic sensors which operate on sound waves to detect the level of water and generate the control signals to the motor accordingly (Bello et al, 2018).…”

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An Automatic System to Detect Presence of Water in Supply Lines and Maintain Water level of Underground and Overhead Tanks

Murtaza

Ali

Dal

et al. 2021

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Commonly most of the houses rely upon the overhead and underground tanks as the main source of water. People usually turn on the motor when their taps go dry and switch off the motor when the tank starts overflowing. This results in needless wasting of water and the lack of water in emergencies. This water is mostly coming through supply line pipes installed by the government through different schemes. The timing of this water coming is mostly irregular because it varies time to time, and in areas where it is fixed, the time is inconvenient for domestic residents to switch ON their motors and fill their tanks. Either the water comes late at night or in the daytime when the people are mostly at their jobs, so they are unable to turn ON their motors. This paper presents a solution to both these problems, a hardware model has been developed using Arduino as the main microcontroller, ultrasonic sensors to detect the level of water in tanks two pumping motors one for underground and one for an overhead tank. And one a water flow sensor is used to automatically detect the water coming in supply lines and switch on the motor. The proposed system saves water, electrical power and human efforts as the whole system is automatic.

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Autonomous ultrasonic based water level detection and control system

Cited by 8 publications

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Distance Measurement and Energy Conservation Using Arduino Nano and Ultrasonic Sensor

Distance Measurement and Energy Conservation Using Arduino Nano and Ultrasonic Sensor

Evaluation of Water Level in Flowing Channels Using Ultrasonic Sensors

An Automatic System to Detect Presence of Water in Supply Lines and Maintain Water level of Underground and Overhead Tanks

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