TY  - JOUR
T1  - Digital Twin Prototype in Unity 3D: Real-Time Greenhouse Monitoring and Control
TT  - Unity 3D Tabanlı Dijital İkiz Prototipi: Gerçek Zamanlı Sera İzleme ve Kontrol
AU  - Bal, Sezen
AU  - Akpınar, Kübra Nur
AU  - Yayla, Ayse
AU  - Özcan, Yekta Muhammet
AU  - Ayçiçek, Oğuz
PY  - 2025
DA  - September
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.24012/dumf.1702307
JF  - Dicle Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Mühendislik Dergisi
JO  - DUJE
PB  - Dicle Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1309-8640
SP  - 625
EP  - 632
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - The increasing global population, combined with the impacts of climate change and global warming, has made the production of high-quality agricultural products at lower costs a critical necessity. Addressing these challenges requires leveraging emerging technologies. This study presents a prototype system that integrates digital twin technology into greenhouse farming. A physical greenhouse was equipped with a Raspberry Pi and various environmental sensors to collect real-time data. This data is visualized and managed through a Unity 3D-based digital twin, enabling automated control via rule-based decision logic. Monitored parameters include temperature, humidity, light intensity, and soil moisture, which dynamically trigger irrigation, ventilation, and lighting mechanisms. The system was tested over a seven-day period under different lighting scenarios. Results showed consistent system performance, demonstrating its viability for educational use and small-scale agricultural applications. Furthermore, the flexible architecture of the system suggests potential for future extension toward predictive modeling and adaptive control strategies.
KW  - digital twin
KW  - embedded system
KW  - greenhouse monitoring
KW  - smart agriculture
KW  - Unity 3D
N2  - Artan küresel nüfus, iklim değişikliği ve küresel ısınmanın etkileriyle birleştiğinde, daha düşük maliyetlerle yüksek kaliteli tarım ürünleri üretimi kritik bir gereklilik haline gelmiştir. Bu zorlukların üstesinden gelmek, gelişmekte olan teknolojilerin kullanılmasını gerektirmektedir. Bu çalışma, dijital ikiz teknolojisini sera tarımına entegre eden bir prototip sistem sunmaktadır. Fiziksel bir sera, gerçek zamanlı veri toplamak amacıyla bir Raspberry Pi ve çeşitli çevresel sensörlerle donatılmıştır. Toplanan bu veriler, Unity 3D tabanlı bir dijital ikiz aracılığıyla görselleştirilmekte ve yönetilmektedir; ayrıca, kurala dayalı karar mantığıyla otomatik kontrol sağlanmaktadır. İzlenen parametreler arasında sıcaklık, nem, ışık şiddeti ve toprak nemi yer almakta olup; bu veriler, sulama, havalandırma ve aydınlatma mekanizmalarının dinamik olarak tetiklenmesini sağlamaktadır. Sistem, farklı aydınlatma senaryoları altında yedi günlük bir süre boyunca test edilmiştir. Sonuçlar, sistemin tutarlı bir performans sergilediğini göstermiş ve bu durum, sistemin eğitim amaçlı kullanım ve küçük ölçekli tarım uygulamaları için uygunluğunu ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca, sistemin esnek mimarisi, gelecekte kestirimsel modelleme ve uyarlanabilir kontrol stratejilerine doğru genişletilebilme potansiyelini de göstermektedir.
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.24012/dumf.1702307
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4883526
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