Project

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40 Automatic Intelligent Fishing Pod
 Baiming Li
Xinyi Song
Yitong Gu
Ziyi Shen
 design_document1.pdf
design_document2.pdf
design_document3.pdf
proposal1.pdf
proposal2.pdf
proposal3.pdf
 Said Mikki
Our project, the SmartFish Pod, introduces a seamless fishing experience by integrating automation and AI technology. This device is an innovation in the recreational fishing industry, enhancing the traditional practice with modern technology.

General Description:
SmartFish Pod is a compact, intelligent fishing assistant that automates baiting, bite detection, and rod lifting. It employs cameras and sensors, coupled with machine vision, to not only detect activity but also identify fish species and analyze the environment.

Uniqueness:
The project's uniqueness lies in its autonomous operation, offering a hands-free fishing solution. Unlike inventions that create new methods, this innovation refines and elevates an existing practice. It's particularly distinctive due to its species identification capabilities, which none of the current fishing aids offer.

Alternatives/Competitors:
The current market offers basic electronic bite alarms and rod holders, which reduce but do not eliminate manual involvement. SmartFish Pod's full automation and environmental assessment features are novel, positioning it ahead of competitors in terms of technology integration and user experience.

Technical Overview:
The pod's mechanics are designed for ease of use, featuring an automatic baiting system and a responsive rod lifting mechanism. Its digital brain utilizes a robust AI algorithm trained on a multitude of data to recognize species and predict bites. This system is connected to a user-friendly interface that informs the angler of real-time conditions and statistics, making fishing accessible and educational for enthusiasts at all levels.

S.I.P. (Smart Irrigation Project)

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Our project is to be a reliable, robust, and intelligent irrigation controller for use in areas where reliable weather prediction, water supply, and power supply are not found.

Upon completion of the project, our device will be able to determine the moisture level of the soil, the water level in a water tank, and the temperature, humidity, insolation, and barometric pressure of the environment. It will perform some processing on the observed environmental factors to determine if rain can be expected soon, Comparing this knowledge to the dampness of the soil and the amount of water in reserves will either trigger a command to begin irrigation or maintain a command to not irrigate the fields. This device will allow farmers to make much more efficient use of precious water and also avoid dehydrating crops to death.

In developing nations, power is also of concern because it is not as readily available as power here in the United States. For that reason, our device will incorporate several amp-hours of energy storage in the form of rechargeable, maintenance-free, lead acid batteries. These batteries will charge while power is available from the grid and discharge when power is no longer available. This will allow for uninterrupted control of irrigation. When power is available from the grid, our device will be powered by the grid. At other times, the batteries will supply the required power.

The project is titled S.I.P. because it will reduce water wasted and will be very power efficient (by extremely conservative estimates, able to run for 70 hours without input from the grid), thus sipping on both power and water.

We welcome all questions and comments regarding our project in its current form.

Thank you all very much for you time and consideration!