A female citizen student at the Higher College of Technology designed a device that is used as a watering can for animals and a monitoring and control station in their places of existence, in addition to providing an appropriate environment in hot weather by pumping water for wild animals, and called it the “desert watering”.
Student Sarah Al-Shehhi told “Emirates Today” that the device works on solar energy, and has surveillance cameras that work throughout the day and night, pointing out that the device allows conducting studies and research on the life and behavior of animals within their desert environments. The method of operating the device explained that as soon as the water comes into contact with any chip of the sensor, it sends an electrical wave to the Arduino to stop the water pumping after filling if there are no special movements. After the water reaches a certain level, the water sprinklers start spraying the animals from above to cool them down. Al Shehhi added that the Arduino system controls the start and stop of the motors according to the water level, and the batteries in the device are recharged from solar panels, in addition to another solar panel dedicated to charging and operating the camera, and a light sensor is available during the night and in dark places. She added, “The (Desert Watering) project helps us irrigate wild animals that live in deserts and empty areas by storing water resulting from evaporation due to the high air temperature.”
Al Shehhi pointed out that the project supports the trend to rely on clean and renewable energy, and contributes to reducing the cost of monitoring and preserving wild animals, and providing them with an appropriate environment.
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