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IOT Based Grass Cutter with Solar Pannel

MAMTAJ ALAM,VIRENDRA VIKRAM SINGH,CHANDAN,VIVEK YADAV

ABSTRACT
In this research paper we are describing latest features and technology used in newly hand
made GRASS CUTTER which is totally based on IOT (INTERNET OF THINGS) and ROBOTICS .Special feature
of this grass cutter is that, it can be controlled from any part of world because it is connected from
internet. We can even control it from our cell phone which is very common gadget installed in everyone
pockets. In this device we use ARDUINO IDE software to do all the programming of this device even the
slidest movement of wheel. For the up and down motion of grass cutter device named SERVO MOTOR is
being introduced . An IR and ULTRASONIC SENSOR is used to detect the location of obstacle and to
inform the arm to respond. Finally we are here to talk about the energy used in this device. We have used
a BATTERY of capacity 12V, also SOLAR PANELS which will come handy in sunny days and are
ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY .

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INTRODUCTION solar panels to charge battery and
many more. Knowledge of IOT and
Green is the colour of beauty of ROBOTICS programming is being
nature. Same goes for the grasses. used in this project. Working of this is
But there beauty can be enhanced by as easy and smart. We can move it by
the proper cutting and adjusting inputs given in software. Movement
there length. we can decorate grass in any direction is controlled easily
in garden or lawn by using this also cutter is not fixed that is also
compact device without any manual movable, for security purposes.
effort. Many technical gadgets are ARDUINO IDE software is used to do
introduced to do this job. Our project all the programming used to do all
(GRASS CUTTER IOT BASED) is the programming and to control all
introduced to do the same job but in the movement of the device such as
a technical style by use of our cell up- down movement of cutter,
phone which is very compact and in rotation of cutter and the rest.
daily use. This device is installed with Battery is used to store the power
many features such as robotic arm to collected by sun and to be used in
remove obstacle in its path, cloudy days. This device is cheaper
ultrasonic sensors to sense obstacle,

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than many grass cutter available in used for the controlling of the
market these days. motors.

WORKING We have used IR sensors for

obstacles detecting so that it cannot
get damage or hit any things for
We have used geared dc motor for
protecting the lawn mover grass
controlling cutter movement .
cutter.
Operating voltage needed for the
motor used in cutter is of 3-12V All the connection according to our
range battery of approx.120 rpm. We lawn has shown below .we have used
used NODEMCU board for the solar panel which is programmed by
controlling purpose of the motors using ARDUINO IDE as panel is also
which are used for different fully automated . Solar panel is sun

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movement parts. We have used tracking which will help to increase
server of Blynk application for the efficiency of the solar panel in
controlling purpose of the motors. any condition and increase the
The are all based on the internet of overall efficiency of the grass cutter.
things. We have used virtual pin of We have used eight virtual pin in
the Blynk app for controlling the BLYNK application for all the
digital GPIO pins of NODEMCU controlling function the grass cutter.
(esp8266). We have target to make
the lawn mover fully automated and
IOT based . We have used voltage
distributer for distributing of the
voltage from the battery according
to our need. We have used
relay for controlling of the supply of
the from the battery which also
controlled by our smart phone.

We have used three 3D dc motor

driver (L298 H-bridge driver) which is
LAWN DC DC MOTOR
MOTOR1 DRIVER1
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LAWN DC
NODEMCU
MOTOR2

Cutter
Solar panel BATTERY DC MOTOR height
DRIVER3 adjuster
Distributer

Fig: block diagram

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COMPONENT USED:

1 .DC MOTOR DRIVER related signals to the motors. We

have used this types of motor driver
(L293D)
which helps for controlling of the dc
It consist of two H-bridge which is the motors which all are used in this
simplest circuit for controlling a low grass cutter. One is used for
current rated motor .It is a small controlling the motors for two tyres
current Amplifier which takes a low for grass cutter.
current control signal and then turns
it into a higher current signal that can 2. NODEMCU(ESP8266)
drive a motor.
It is the open source IOT platform
IC receives signals from the which helps us to interact with the
microprocessor and transmits the sever and hardware for making
things automated .It has 8digital
pin(GPIO)which are used for
controlling the motors and the
systems which are used in the grass
cutter .We provide 5V input in to Vin

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make the cutter to get up ward.

pin . We have used (D1,D2,D3,D4)

pins for tyres motors(D5,D6) for
cutter & (D7,D8) pin are used for
adjusting the height of the cutter.

3. IR ,Ultrasonic sensor
Fig . Grass cutter
,CAMERA
IR sensor are used for obstacle
detecting which will not allow the
4. SOLAR PANNEL AND

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grass cutter to hit it and according to
the coding it will change the direction BATTERY
and again continue the cutting .Also
We have used battery of 12V which is
there is use of ultrasonic sensor
charged by using solar panel which is
which provide us information about
fully automated. Initial current of the
the length of the grass being cut. We
battery is less than 0.39A and is
have done the coding which will
rechargeable .
automatically helps the cutter to lift if
there is any small obstacle which may There is use of power supply
harms the baled of the cutter. distributer which provide 4 pins of
Camera will detect the any obstacle 12V , 5V and 3.3v . First 12v battery
other than grass which will send the supply is converted into 5V and 3.3V
signal to the system and then will which is needed for whole system.

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5. ARDUINO UNO programmed to take the cutter up .

ARDUINO board is one of the most
We have use ARDUINO UNO for the easy and compatible board for the
controlling the height of the cutter purpose of doing any research work
according to the response of the IR in the filed of the automation and
sensor whenever there is any basic embedded for controlling the
obstacle in the path of cutter which thing through coding.
may harm the blade then UNO is

Flow chart:
START

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RELAY BUTTON

INITALIZE

GO FORWARD

NO
IF OBSTACLE

DFETECTED

YES
CUTTER MOVE UP

MOVE LEFT THEN FORWARD

NO
IF DISTANCE
COMPLETED

YES

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