Created on 6th April 2025
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Birds frequently invade agricultural fields, causing significant crop damage and financial loss to farmers. Traditional scarecrows are often ineffective, chemical repellents are expensive and harmful to the environment, and electric fences pose safety risks while consuming unnecessary power. These conventional methods fail to provide a smart, reliable, and sustainable solution.
This project addresses the core issue of crop protection from bird damage by offering a real-time, automated bird detection and repellent system. Using computer vision and machine learning, it detects bird activity accurately and activates sound and motion-based deterrents immediately. The system also sends real-time alerts to farmers via Telegram, allowing them to monitor field activity remotely.
By combining automation, cost-effectiveness, and environmental safety, this solution fills the gap left by outdated methods and provides a modern, efficient tool to safeguard crops, improve yield, and reduce the dependency on human monitoring or harmful practices.
Challenges We Ran Into:
Accurate Bird Detection:
Training the YOLO model to accurately detect birds in varying lighting and environmental conditions was challenging. Small bird size and rapid movements often led to false positives or missed detections.
Hardware Integration:
Integrating the camera, Raspberry Pi, microcontroller, servo motor, and speaker required precise timing and synchronization to ensure real-time response without lag.
Connectivity Issues:
Maintaining a reliable internet connection for sending Telegram alerts was a challenge in rural areas with weak network coverage.
Sound Efficiency:
Choosing the right type and volume of sound that effectively repels birds without disturbing nearby humans or animals needed careful testing.
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