BEHIVE is a project created in collabora- tion with the multinational company Bosch GmbH and the Honheim University of Stutt- gart. The aim is to propose a new system of beekeeping able to address the global prob- lem of honey bee decrease. “If bees would disappear, man would have only four years left to life” A.Heinstein. Honey bee is the most important pollinator insect, process that is fundamental for plants reproduction and consequently for the rest of living beings. Pollution and new diseases brought the number of bees to decrease dramatically, about 50% over the last 20 years. This thesis will analyse beekeeping technics and beekeepers needs through a user-cen- tered methodology. The intent is to design a product-service system capable of revolu- tionize the beekeeping techniques. Through the use of sensors developed for the internet of things, the designer will pro- pose a sensor-based hive, able to simplify the breeding process of apiculture and make it accessible to a wider number of users. The sensors and internet access make the hive more independent. Predict climatic changes, rapid intervention in case of para- sites, check the status of honey, all by simply accessing to a digital interface. BEHIVE will make beekeeping easier and more efficient, giving the opportunity to bee- keeper to manage many more beehives at the same time. This will increase the number of colonies and the number of beekeepers, leading technology in an industry that has not been evolving over the past 100 years.
BEHIVE è un progetto nato in collaborazi- one con la multinazionale Bosch GmbH e l’università agraria Honheim di Stoccarda con lo scopo di proporre un nuovo sistema di apicoltura capace di affrontare il problema globale della diminuzione dell’ape da miele. “Se le api dovessero scomparire, all’uomo resterebbero solo 4 anni di vita” A.Heinstein. Le api permettono l’impollinazione, processo che sta alla base di tutto il mondo vegetale e di conseguenza quello animale. Inquinamen- to e nuove patologie hanno portato il numero delle api a diminuire drasticamente, circa il 50% negli ultimi 20 anni. La tesi attraverso una metodologia user-cen- tered analizzerà il settore e l’utente e si con- centrerà sulla progettazione di un sistema servizio-prodotto capace di rivuluzionare le tecniche di apicoltura. Attraverso l’utilizzo di sensori sviluppati per l’internet of things, sará possibile riprogettare completamente l’arnia, in modo da rendere il processo di allevamento piú semplice per gli allevatori e meno invasivo per le api. I sensori e l’accesso ad internet renderà l’arnia piú indipendente. Prevedere sbalzi climatici, permettere l’intervento tempestivo in caso di parassiti, controllare lo stato del miele, il tutto semplicemente accedendo ad un interfaccia digitale. L’intento è quello di rendere l’apicultura un attivitá alla portata di tutti, incrementando le colonie di api e l’impollinazione, portando tecnologia in un settore che non ha avuto evoluzione negli ultimi 100 anni.
Behive. Sensor based product development for smart beekeeping
BOSATELLI, SIMONE
2011/2012
Abstract
BEHIVE is a project created in collabora- tion with the multinational company Bosch GmbH and the Honheim University of Stutt- gart. The aim is to propose a new system of beekeeping able to address the global prob- lem of honey bee decrease. “If bees would disappear, man would have only four years left to life” A.Heinstein. Honey bee is the most important pollinator insect, process that is fundamental for plants reproduction and consequently for the rest of living beings. Pollution and new diseases brought the number of bees to decrease dramatically, about 50% over the last 20 years. This thesis will analyse beekeeping technics and beekeepers needs through a user-cen- tered methodology. The intent is to design a product-service system capable of revolu- tionize the beekeeping techniques. Through the use of sensors developed for the internet of things, the designer will pro- pose a sensor-based hive, able to simplify the breeding process of apiculture and make it accessible to a wider number of users. The sensors and internet access make the hive more independent. Predict climatic changes, rapid intervention in case of para- sites, check the status of honey, all by simply accessing to a digital interface. BEHIVE will make beekeeping easier and more efficient, giving the opportunity to bee- keeper to manage many more beehives at the same time. This will increase the number of colonies and the number of beekeepers, leading technology in an industry that has not been evolving over the past 100 years.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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