Smart Hydroponic Garden

About Team Documentation

About

The motivation to choose to do a hydroponic system came from a lot of different motives. We as a group wanted to apply our computer and electrical engineering skills to use, and at the same time construct something that would be beneficial for someone trying to grow food or a plant in a remote location. Ideally it can be used outdoors as well but since it has mobility it is more reasonable to be used indoors. It has more of an availability to those who live in rural areas where one has no land to grow outdoors. Not only its remoteness of the system but other motives that we had in mind when choosing this project was the added benefits that it brings when growing plants/food using a hydroponic system. When comparing a hydroponic system to a regular soil based technique. The hydroponic system seems to trump over regular soil based techniques. With a hydroponic system it gives the grower/farmer complete control over the plant. The grower has the capability to absolutely control everything that goes into the plant. The grower is able to maintain a desired pH level when growing the crop allowing the plant to really grow to its maximum potential. Another added benefit of using the hydroponic technique is more effectiveness on the use of water. In soil water seems to spread out and not completely be directed to the plant's roots. When using a hydroponic system there are many ways to effectively recycle the water and have it flow back to the plant’s roots. This leads to a lower water bill which is a big plus for anyone performing this in a big scale operation. In addition to the water efficiency we also have a big space efficiency too. When using a hydroponic technique the space required to operate is significantly lower than a soil based style, allowing for more plants/crops to be grown in the same amount of space. Hydroponic systems also remove the factor of harmful chemicals being absorbed into the crop due to poor soil conditions. Another motive that really gave us the deciding factor is that when a farmer uses a hydroponic system to grow their crops they typically see an increase in the yield produced by the crop which is very beneficial to anyone growing any kind of crop that they are expecting to receive a yield from. Not only do the plants produce more, the quality of the product being collected also has a higher nutritional content compared to those that are being grown with soil.

The Smart Hydroponic Garden Team

Amidtzalee L. Mundo

Electrical Engineer

Amidtzalee Laguna Mundo is a senior student in Electrical Engineering with a track of power and Renewable Energy. Currently working at Duke Energy, specializing in substation engineering.

Jordan Sole

Computer Engineer

Jordan Sole is a senior student in Computer Engineering. Currently interested in working the design and development of several technological devices. His main goal is to work for a large company such as Microsoft, AMD, Space X to name a few.

Jean Seda

Computer Engineer

Jean Seda is a senior student in Computer Engineering, currently working as an automation engineer. His interests include automation, robotics and finance. He will go for a master’s degree in Computer Science in the near future.

Majed Halawa

Electrical Engineer

Majed Halawa is a senior student in Electrical Engineering currently interested in the power and telecom sector. Hopes to pursue a career in the specialized sector of SCADA and work for companies such as Siemens, and Space X.

Documentation


10 Page Divide and Conquer


Senior Design 1 Final Document


Senior Design 2 Final Document


Senior Design 2 Final Presentation Slides


Conference Paper


Critical Design Review PowerPoint


Final Presentation Video


Final Demonstration Video


Thank you University of Central Florida:
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