Authors : Sawsan A. Arif and Rabah N. Farhan
Abstract: Iraq has constructed a number of dams for generating hydroelectric power and for irrigation. As it is a critical civil infrastructure for the development of the country, an automated method to keep track of dam safety achieved in this study. This system works by obtaining useful information about the behaviors of the dams, predict the future values and detect abnormalities (irregularities) as early as possible to enable a timely response as fast as possible. In this study, a wireless sensor network application for dam safety monitoring task where investigated. The sensor network encompasses heterogeneous types of sensors distributed in different portion of a dam to gather data about the integrity of the dam. The sensor nodes are organized and spread across the body of dam and has the central node. Fuzzy inference system used to adjust and maintain the time and amount of dam gate opening and closing depending on the state of the dam. The system also supplied with SMS communication for remote communication across the country. The system allows real-time connection and processing of sensor data that presenting to the user through an appropriate interface written in C#. The overall performance of the system tested on dam benchmark. The evaluation of the system shows that it adapt well with the vibration and sudden increasing level of water.
Sawsan A. Arif and Rabah N. Farhan, 2019. Design and Implementation of Intelligent Water Dam Monitoring System using Fuzzy Logic. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 7877-7888.