Design and Development of AR-PlaSys: Augmented Reality Based Plant Monitoring System

This paper presents the design of the Augmented Reality Plant System (AR-PlaSys). AR-PlaSys is designed by merging Augmented Reality (AR) and the Internet of Things (IoT). A proficient observing framework is required for easy and long-term plant monitoring in industries such as nurseries and at domestic level. AR-PlaSys is an innovative and viable solution for the same. The humidity and temperature data from plant is collected by a DHT11 sensor and uploaded to Particle Photon cloud. The screen to be augmented is built in Unity 3D which is a real-time 3D development platform and is connected to the Particle Cloud. An android application file (APK) is developed which can be installed in all android cell phones. Whenever the camera detects the target image data is retrieved from the cloud and augmented on the screen. This system is unique, compact, cost and energy-efficient which can be deployed for domestic and industrial purposes.