EMAS: Hive Management System

Resources:
Manual and End User Agreement >>

https://sites.google.com/a/fke.utm.my/amriyunus/research-activities/emas-manual

This application is based on an Android system which runs on any system with SDK Version 16 and above to assist stingless-bee farmers in recording information on the important aspects of stingless-bee keeping such as hive health, security, and hive produce on smart devices. In the invention, all information related to the hive is recorded and transferred to a Google Firebase real-time database. EMAS fetches all the information from the database and represents it on graphs and pages.

Main Features of EMAS
◆ An interactive graphical user interface (GUI) for user experience.
◆ Shows the information on the hives such as the location, honey weight, inside and outside temperatures and humidity, estimated time taken to harvest, and history.
◆ Integrated data management where the user can edit or delete the hive information.
◆ Represents all data on interactive graphs.
◆ Centralized database for the hive information.
◆ Real-time data analysis and elimination of the need to conduct manual data interpretation and analysis.
◆ Provides live notification to alert the user about any burglary or fungus detection.
◆ Registered users details are securely stored in the database with their hives data.
◆The dashboard is where overall hive data are shown. Most of the information is represented on graphs for better data visualization.
◆ The Hive tab represents the list of registered hives with summarized information where a new hive can be added to the list with entry options. By clicking on one of the registered hives, detailed information such as the location, hive ID, honey weight, date added, outside and inside temperature and humidity of the hive, and so on will be shown.
◆ QR Scanner can be used to fetch particular detailed information about a hive without having to scroll through the list of registered hives. This enables users to save more time when obtaining detailed information on a specific stingless-bee hive.
◆ For IoT users, the main hardware setup comprises of NodeMCU ESP8266 as a controller. NodeMCU is also an open-source firmware and development kit that helps you to prototype your IoT(Internet of Things) product within a few LUA script lines. Moreover, NodeMCU has the added advantages of low cost, integrated support for WiFi networks, a small board size, and low energy consumption. The alert system can be enabled with the integrated IoT system, which can be divided into five different sections as follows:
1) Anti-Theft System
Four units of strain-gauge load-cell sensors are integrated with HX711 modules installed at each edge under the topping for weight measurement. The system will notify the user if there is a burglary in progress based on the weight threshold value of the topping weight.
2) Fungus Alert
The system will notify the user if there is a chance of fungus growth based on humidity and temperature data.
3) Outside Temperature
Two DHT22 sensor units are installed to measure the inside and outside temperatures and the humidity of the beehive. The system will notify the user if there is a constant increase of temperature, which can negatively affect honey production.
4) Outside Humidity
The system will notify the user if there is constant high humidity, which can possibly affect the habitat of the stingless-bee.
5) Harvesting time estimation.
The system will estimate the total amount of time to harvest the honey based on the real-time honey weight data.

Recent changes:
27/09/2020 Version 2.2

- Separated Notes section added to manual hives for each visit
- Bugs Fixed
- Sell record section added
- Hive Purchase detail added
- Bee Bread field and charts added
- Subscriptions fixed and updated
- Live data presentation in manual and IoT hives