Sistema de monitoramento inteligente de uma horta escolar baseado na plataforma arduino

Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) has emerged as a new computing platform capable of connecting ordinary objects to the Internet. Among the applications offered by IoT, we highlight the ones that are focused on environmental issues, animal monitoring, climatic conditions, detection of fire outbreaks. Among the main technologies focused on this context is the use of Arduino. However, IoT-based applications generally incorporate some degree of complexity, since they involve integrated data analysis of a dynamic and constantly changing environment. Thus, characteristics such as autonomy and proactivity, make the use of intelligent agents, become a necessary or appropriate solution for the management of this type of systems (JENNINGS, 2001). Therefore, the present work aims to design a multi-agent monitoring system of a school garden based on the Arduino platform, in order to inform, in real time, the context of this environment, as well as to support the practice of Environmental Education of students of the 1st year of high school of the Prof.ª Mirtes Rosa Mendes State School of Mendonça Lima. Considering that the concerns about situations involving the environment have driven actions to raise awareness, awareness and indicate the role of society in the preservation of the planet. In this perspective, the school can play a fundamental role, since the exploitation of the students' relationship with the environment, can favor the development of ecologically correct and sustainable habits. Based on the evaluation of the questionnaire, we obtained a great acceptance by the participants, the application of the monitoring system in the school garden, contributed to the students the opportunity to perform practical tasks of Environmental Education, developing sustainable habits, working in a different way and obtaining expected results.