Claims:WE CLAIM:
1) An intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT comprising of;
a. Sensors for monitoring gas, atmospheric temperature, water flow and toxic gases, salinity, temperature and humidity based in underground;
b. transmitting the signals to a dashboard on a smart phone, laptop or other device by radio, cellular, PSTN, fibre optic or satellite links;
c. Sending the data to the corresponding managing station via transmitter located in that area via remote alarm.
Wherein the data is sent through the database of the website.
2) The intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said station helps to send signals from sensors and consists of two microcontrollers that are interfaced.
3) The intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said signals received by the microcontroller from the sensors is converted from analog signals to digital signals with the help of microcontroller and further is processed and sent to the cloud as input data.
4) The intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said system use an alert which is displayed in the managing station and an email is sent to the respective authority.
5) The intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said sensors temperature, humidity and gas leakage can be identified and informs whether the manhole lid is open or closed by using the ultrasonic sensor.
6) The intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said Microcontroller updates the live values of all the sensors using IoT and sends that information to the microcontroller.
7) The intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said the microcontroller sends the signal and the exact location of the manhole through IoT to the managing station.
, Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
The present invention relates to a monitoring system. The present invention more particularly relates to an intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:
Most of the cities adopted the underground drainage system and it is the duty of managing station (Municipal Corporation) to maintain cleanliness of the cities. If the drainage maintenance is not proper the pure water gets contaminate with drainage water and infectious diseases may get spread. The drainage gets blocked during rainy season, it will create problem for routine life such as traffic may get jammed, the environment becomes dirty, and totally it upsets the public. Suppose if there should be a facility which would be there in Municipal Corporation (managing station) that the officials come to know immediately after blocking of drainage in which area and the exact place where it is blocked and it also informs if the manhole lid is open.
A good man-hole management is a symbol of good city. Now-a-days man-holes are the main problem in the cities. All the man-holes are not in secure position. Most of the man-holes are in damaged condition. Because of the damaged man-holes, there are chances of occurrence of accidents in the road. These damaged man-holes will be a threat to personal safety.
Nowadays manhole management is more important. Because damages in manhole cover leads to many accidents. It is very important to have a secure manhole management system in smart cities. Because the rate of accidents due to insecure manhole coverage is high. There is a chance of leakage of dangerous gases which causes explosion and even death to the persons. If any change in the angle of the manhole cover, it causes accidents. Also if any crack in it, it may break. So the manhole management is very important. Previously the person of the corporation office has to go directly and check the man-holes or the people of that area have to inform to the corporation office But in this 21 st century it is difficult to go directly and check the man-holes manually. Because everything is automated now-a-days.
Nowadays manhole cover failure such as metal theft for manhole cover or copper cable underneath it is on the rise and generally becomes a society issue. An unauthorized opening of manhole is very dangerous, it can cause deadly fall-in accidents to people and also inflict a huge amount of damage to public property.
To protect the manhole and prevent it from being opened by simply a manhole cover hook, conventionally, people like to use the manhole cover lock. One problem is that it is hard for the manhole to manage so many manhole keys. If sometimes the worker out, they may just forget which key to open the manhole, and increases the job difficulties. Another problem is that it may make the road surface uneven with the additional key structure on the manhole. Maintenance of manholes manually is tedious and dangerous due to the poor environmental conditions inside. It is, therefore dangerous to go inside the manholes for inspection of its current state.
So there is a need for an effective accident avoid system by preventing open man-hole in major cities. So a smart hole manhole cover management is required and various sensors are used to sense the damages. Then if there is any problem, the message can be sent to the corporation office using IoT and it can be viewed from any place of the world. The sensors are used to detect the crack and the damage in the man-hole cover and then the information is sent to the authority of the corporation department and the councilor of the area where the manhole is present. The control and the maintenance is made through Internet of Things. The present invention provides a remote alarm system is necessary for transmitting data collected by the sensors set inside the manhole to the managing station.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
The main object of the present invention is to monitor water level, atmospheric temperature, water flow and toxic gases.
Another object of the present invention is to sense the blockage and sewage water overflow and opening of the manhole by the sensors and to send data to the corresponding managing station via transmitter located in that area.
Yet another object of the present invention is to maintain manholes to make it easy and due to the poor environmental conditions inside and to go inside the manholes for inspection of its current state.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
Accordingly, an intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT is disclosed. An intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT comprising of; Sensors for monitoring gas, atmospheric temperature, water flow and toxic gases, salinity, temperature and humidity based in underground ; transmitting the signals to a dashboard on a smart phone, laptop or other device by radio, cellular, PSTN, fibre optic or satellite links; and Sending the data to the corresponding managing station via transmitter located in that area via remote alarm.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:
Fig 1 is the flowchart for an intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION WITH RESPECT TO DRAWINGS:
The present invention is an intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT. The present invention monitors water level, atmospheric temperature, water flow and toxic gases and to sense the blockage and sewage water overflow and opening of the manhole by the sensors and to send data to the corresponding managing station via transmitter located in that area. The present invention maintains manholes to make it easy and due to the poor environmental conditions inside and to go inside the manholes for inspection of its current state.
The Sensor system also helps to secure underground boxes, chambers, vaults, cabinets, kiosks and bunkers from intrusion, theft and vandalism with the help of visual and infra-red cameras, while providing flood warnings and other safety, environmental and quality monitoring. This system monitors atmospheric temperature, release of toxic gases, blockages, overflow in drains and manhole lid position. Maximum levels are set and sensors keep monitoring the changing conditions. As the levels reach a maximum set point the sensors detect and send the signal to controller, where it commands the IoT network to generate alerts to the municipal corporation.
In one embodiment, the present invention works by monitoring gas, stray voltages, arcing, salinity, temperature and humidity with embedded IoT sensors underground and transmitting these signals to a dashboard on a smart phone, laptop or other device by radio, cellular, PSTN, fibre optic or satellite links. The system uses powerful cloud-based analytics to identify and predict conditions that may result in an incident so that preventative actions can be taken to avoid a potential disaster.
In another embodiment, a system which monitors water level, atmospheric temperature, water flow and toxic gases. If drainage gets blocked and sewage water overflows, manhole lid opens, it is sensed by the sensors and this data is sent to the corresponding managing station via transmitter located in that area. Maintenance of manholes manually is tedious and dangerous due to the poor environmental conditions inside. It is, therefore dangerous to go inside the manholes for inspection of its current state. To solve all the problems related to underground sanitation, a remote alarm system is necessary for transmitting data collected by the sensors set inside the manhole to the managing station. The present invention uses Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) to implement this system. These nodes are composed of controller, memory, transceiver and battery to supply power.
In another embodiment, the sensors used are as follows:
Flow Sensor- Flow sensors are mainly used to measure the quantity or the rate of flow of liquids or gases and to detect overflow.
ii. Float horizontal sensor- Float sensor is used to detect the level of water in the system. This can turn on to be as a pump, alarm and indicator. We are using it to detect blockages in drainage.
iii. Temperature sensor- Temperature sensor is used to measure the hotness or coldness of an object and to obtain the temperature underground.
iv. Ultrasonic sensor- Ultrasonic detection is most commonly used in industrial applications to detect hidden tracks etc and to detect the opening and closing of lid of manhole.
v. Gas Sensor- Gas sensor detects combustible gasses and smoke.
In another embodiment, This station helps to send signals from sensors. This station consists of two microcontrollers that are interfaced. The signals received by the microcontroller from the sensors is converted from analog signals to digital signals with the help of microcontroller and further is processed and sent to the cloud as input data. An alert is displayed in the managing station and an email is sent to the respective authority.
This system detects the blockages and water level in the manhole. It also monitors the continuous water flow rate. With the help of sensors temperature, humidity and gas leakage can be identified. The system also informs whether the manhole lid is open or closed by using the ultrasonic sensor. When a particular sensor reaches the respective threshold level, then that respective value of the sensor will be sent to the microcontroller. Microcontroller updates the live values of all the sensors using IoT. If any problem arises in the manhole, sensor senses it and sends that information to the microcontroller. Furthermore, the microcontroller sends the signal and the exact location of the manhole through IoT to the managing station. Then, an automatic mail is sent by Raspberry Pi. This alerts the person-in-charge to take the required actions regarding the problem occurring inside the manhole. Sensor unit automatically senses and updates the live values of the physical parameters like temperature, humidity, water level and flow rate, blockages, and manhole cap is open or closed through IoT. This makes the system smart and automated. The deployment of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), helps in the implementation of the Smart cities in a developing countries. This WSN can also be useful in designing of environmental monitoring systems, which helps in monitoring of volcanic activities, flood detectors and other system. By a small modification in the implementation, this project can be used in agriculture fields or other environmental fields to monitor and control the systems. In future, Smart cities infrastructure could be modified for intelligent communication and management of traffic signals, street lights, transit applications, active lanes, and so on.
A. Manhole attached to the sensors Manhole cover lid and wall of the manhole are attached with the required sensors, an arduino board which we have used for the writing and uploading the backend code for the proper functionality of the sensors.
Good managing system for the smart cities to monitor the manholes. It automates the function of the people to come directly to the place and observe it. This monitoring system is of 24x7 which makes it more efficient. Most of the accidents can be reduced without delay if the manhole cover is monitored properly. The present invention is used for monitoring and managing underground drainage system. It explains various applications like underground drainage and manhole identification in real time. This helps the municipal authorities to take the necessary actions against the problems.
The present invention controls drainage water, monitors and also this water can be used to irrigate plants, clean toilets, etc and can be used as a treatment system for drainage water. The system of the present invention monitors and controls the entire area.
In another embodiment, An intelligent manhole cover monitoring system based on IOT comprising of;
a. Sensors for monitoring gas, atmospheric temperature, water flow and toxic gases, salinity, temperature and humidity based in underground
b. transmitting the signals to a dashboard on a smart phone, laptop or other device by radio, cellular, PSTN, fibre optic or satellite links;
c. Sending the data to the corresponding managing station via transmitter located in that area via remote alarm.
Wherein the data is sent through the database of the website.