Design of flood warning prototype using ESP32 module-based ultrasonic sensors

Abstract

Natural disasters such as floods can cause many losses to humans, such as material losses, trauma for the victims, and loss of life. Floods that occur can be caused by various factors such as human activity itself which results in changes in natural spatial planning, so the arrival of floods is also difficult to detect with certainty. Based on this, it is necessary to develop a technological innovation that helps provide a warning of the arrival of a natural disaster. The ESP32 microcontroller is one of the technologies that can be used to create an early warning system for the arrival of floods. The design and manufacture of this technology certainly involves modeling, algorithm planning, assembly of the components of the tools used, including wiring and mechanics as needed. This tool uses an internet of things (IoT) system with the help of an ESP32 microcontroller that supports integration via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth so that it can be connected to a smartphone device as a notification receiver in real time and accurately by notifying the water level which will be an indicator of potential flooding, so that people are more alert in the face of flooding to prevent and minimize the losses that will be experienced.