Trailer container lock monitoring system/ Byamugisha,Nathan.

TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................. vii
CHAPTER ONE .........................................................................................................................................1
1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Background...................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Problem statement. .....................................................................................................................2
1.3 Objectives.....................................................................................................................................3
1.3.1 Main objectives.....................................................................................................................3
1.3.2 Specific objectives ................................................................................................................3
1.4 Justification...................................................................................................................................3
1.5 Scope.............................................................................................................................................3
1.6 Limitation......................................................................................................................................3
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW.....................................................................................................4
2.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................4
2.2 Cattle spraying........................................................................................................................4
2.2.1 Spraying methods.................................................................................................................4
2.3 Related projects and Experiments...............................................................................................5
2.3.1 Automatic jetting races (AJRs)...........................................................................................5
2.3.2 Animal activated sprayers...................................................................................................5
2.3.3 A self-propelled sprayer ......................................................................................................5
2.4 Weaknesses of the existing automated cattle spraying systems.........................................6
2.5 The proposed system .............................................................................................................6
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY..........................................................................................................7
3.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................7
3.2 System Study ................................................................................................................................7
3.2.1 Requirement Elicitation ......................................................................................................7
3.2.2 Data collection ......................................................................................................................7
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3.2.2.1 Observation ...................................................................................................................7
3.2.2.2 Literature review of existing information...................................................................7
3.3 System analysis ............................................................................................................................7
3.3.1 System analysis tools............................................................................................................7
3.4 System design.........................................................................................................................7
3.4.1 The system will contain the following hardware components; ........................................8
3.4.2 Tools required ......................................................................................................................8
3.4.3 Block diagram of the system ...............................................................................................9
3.5 System Implementation.........................................................................................................9
3.6 System testing and validation..............................................................................................10
3.6.1 Unit testing...................................................................................................................10
3.6.2 Integration testing.......................................................................................................10
3.6.3 System testing..............................................................................................................10
CHAPTER FOUR: SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN.................................................................................11
4.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................11
4.2 System requirements specification .....................................................................................11
4.2.1 Functional requirements ............................................................................................11
4.2.2 Non-functional requirements.....................................................................................11
4.3 Deployment Requirements..................................................................................................12
4.4 System design.......................................................................................................................14
4.4.1 Dataflow Diagram.......................................................................................................15
CHAPTER FIVE: IMPLEMENTATION AND TESTING ................................................................................16
5.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................16
5.2 Programming languages used..............................................................................................16
5.3 Component setup.................................................................................................................17
5.4 Monitoring acaricide level in the reservoir tank.................................................................19
5.5 How it works.........................................................................................................................19
5.6 Testing...................................................................................................................................20
5.6.1 Unit testing...................................................................................................................21
5.6.2 System testing..............................................................................................................21
5.7 Expected Results...................................................................................................................21
5.8 Technical aspects..................................................................................................................21
5.8.1 Climate ................................................................................................................................21
CHAPTER SIX: RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................23
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6.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................23
6.2 Summary of work .................................................................................................................23
6.3 Possible Future Improvements (Recommendations)..........................................................23
6.4 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................23
References........................................................................................................................................25
APPENDICES ..........................................................................................................................................26

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