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SYNOPSIS
NETWORKED REAL TIME DAM MONITORING
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DISASTER PREDICTING THROUGH GPRS

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Dam safety is a major concern to the government and to the people. There are
many safety measures taken to ensure the safety of the dams. But still there is no effective
systems that can monitor the status of the dams from a centralised location. This proposed
project aims to develop a device that monitor the vibrations in the dam, the water level
and rain details. These values are updated to the main server PC at regular intervals.
The administrator/official can monitor the situation from any centralised location in a
webpage. This helps to understand the maximum level of water that can be stored, the
safety level of water, the impact level that the dam supports etc. Also any emergency
situation like unexpected rain or

high vibration occurs, the decision can be taken

immediately after verifying the live data. This project has a microcontroller based
embedded system connected to a MEMS accelerometer sensor, rain detection sensor
and a mobile phone with GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) connectivity.
The device has a microcontroller connected to a MEMS based Vibration sensor,
Water Level Sensor and a GPRS enabled mobile. The various operations of the device
are controlled by the software that is embedded in the microcontroller. The vibration sensor
monitors the vibrations that occur in the dam. So if there is any breakage in the concrete
or any natural calamities like earthquake occur, the vibrations will be more. These
vibrations are calibrated and compared with the threshold value. Also the level of water
and the amount of rain are monitored. These values are transmitted via GPRS. These
updated values can be monitored on any PC with GPRS connectivity. When any of these
value is above the threshold level, the system automatically sends notification messages
to the control station. The safe level for the values can be fixed by the user. Web pages
displays the information which is updated with live data by the system.
MEMS promises to revolutionize nearly every product category by bringing together
silicon-based microelectronics with micromachining technology, making possible the
realization of complete systems-on-a-chip. MEMS is an enabling technology allowing the
development of smart products, augmenting the computational ability of microelectronics

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with the perception and control capabilities of micro sensors and micro actuators and
expanding the space of possible designs and applications.

General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a packet oriented Mobile Data Service
available to users of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and IS-136 mobile
phones. It provides data rates from 56 up to 114 kbit/s. GPRS is a technology which is
changing the present shape of mobile communication. A GPRS connection is established
by reference to its Access Point Name (APN). The APN defines the services such as
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) access, Short Message Service (SMS), Multimedia
Messaging Service (MMS), and for Internet communication services such as email and
World Wide Web access. GPRS data transfer is typically charged per megabyte of traffic
transferred, while data communication via traditional circuit switching is billed per minute of
connection time, independent of whether the user actually is using the capacity or is in an
idle state.
The system has two main modules embedded side and the computer side. The
computer side application software can be developed using HTML and any scripting
language. The web page developed with this software helps the user to monitor and control
the parameters in real time in the PC.

Rhydo Technologies Pvt Ltd.

Golden Plaza, Opp. Mymoon Theatre, Chitoor Road, Cochin 682018, Kerala State, South India
Phone: +91-484-2370579, +91-484-3258390 E-mail: info@rhydo.com Visit: www.rhydo.com

Block Diagram

Sub-Module in Dam

Rhydo Technologies Pvt Ltd.

Golden Plaza, Opp. Mymoon Theatre, Chitoor Road, Cochin 682018, Kerala State, South India
Phone: +91-484-2370579, +91-484-3258390 E-mail: info@rhydo.com Visit: www.rhydo.com

Skills Implemented
1) Electronic circuit design, Schematic Design, PCB Design
2) Microcontroller programming using Assembly /Embedded C
3) Visual Basic Scripting
4) Debugging skills
5) Sensor Interfacing using ADC
6) MEMS basics and working
7) Serial port Communications
8) GPRS Communication protocol
9) GPRS Interfacing

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Rhydo Technologies Pvt Ltd.

Golden Plaza, Opp. Mymoon Theatre, Chitoor Road, Cochin 682018, Kerala State, South India
Phone: +91-484-2370579, +91-484-3258390 E-mail: info@rhydo.com Visit: www.rhydo.com