Proposta e avaliação de uma solução baseada em Fog Computing para a pecuária leiteira de precisão

Abstract

The work is part of an exploratory research presenting the challenges of designing a scalable and distributed computer system model, applied to the management and qualification of processes existing in the milk chain, aiming at helping both the industry and the product in receiving and producing the milk feedstock. It also presents a model based on a cloud-fog-thing architecture, providing different types of microcontrolled final devices, of low cost and low processing capacity, installed in the milking system (milking room and machine room), composed of sensors and actuators, capable of communicating, in an opportunistic way, with mobile devices of intermediate capacity present in the ’fog’ layer, as well as exploring vehicle communication mechanisms and delay-tolerant networks for communication in the different layers. Results supported by the case study methodology, indicate that the technologies can help producers and the dairy industry to produce their products with quality, in accordance with the requirements of the legislation in force. These results reinforce the potential of the proposed solution, evidencing the relevance of the case study with data collection, thus allowing to verify the solution’s performance in realistic scenarios. According to the experiments carried out on a rural property and the data analysis, the proposed model proved to be effective and capable of collecting some variables of milk production and propagating this information both in properties with low or no connectivity.