Design & construction of a flood detection system with SMS Alert
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https://doi.org/10.54536/ajise.v4i3.5703Keywords:
Arduino Microcontroller, Early Warning System, Flood Detection System, GSM-Based Alert, Real-Time Monitoring, Ultrasonic SensorAbstract
This project involves the design and construction of a flood detection system with SMS alert. The system is made up of a 9V DC battery for power supply, water level measuring sensors, a programmable microcontroller, a GSM module, an SD card module for data storage, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) to display the status of the system. The project utilized affordable embedded system components to provide timely flood alert text messages to residents and relevant authorities. The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) module is used for sending the mobile text message while the Arduino Nano microprocessor is used to read the input from the water level sensor unit and calculate the height of water. The water level sensor/measuring device in this work was designed using resistors and the principle of water conductivity. The design analysis and simulation was done with proteus and Arduino IDE software. The system was tested using salt water and the output at different water level was obtained.
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