Automated Hydroponic Box

Why Create a Hydroponic Box? 

Getting fresh produce can be hard for students given the scarcity of fast and reliable transportation off campus, especially when public transportation. The hydroponic method we chose to grow our plants is the Kratky Method because it is the method that best fit our design objectives: options can pose a health risk. 

Creating a hydroponic box makes it more accessible and less dangerous for students living in apartments on campus to obtain fresh produce from the comfort of their homes. 

Design Objectives

• Inexpensive for the user 
• Attractive and space saving design 
• Monitor plants to ensure successful growth and adequate yield 
• Allow the user to contribute to the growing process 

System Outline 

The diagram below shows a simple overview of how we connected all of our components together to implement the program shown in our state machine diagram. 

System Outline

The Hydroponic Method

THM

Functional Prototype 

Functional Prototype

Behavioral Diagram

This diagram demonstrates the germination process of the plant, showing how the sensors and actuators ensure that the plant is under the right conditions to grow successfully.

Behavioral Diagram

References

https://originhydroponics.com/hydroponics -guide/ 
https://www.cropking.com/catalog nft-system 
 

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Professor, David Harrison, and our TA, David Kooi, for guiding and mentoring us throughout this project. We would also like to thank Mr. Avery for helping us build the wood frame of our functional prototype.