Multi-Disciplinary Design of a Modular Controlled Hydroponic System
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Authors
Pham, Nhat
Labrada, Alberto
Alsayed, Abdullah
Issue Date
2022-03-30
Type
Other
Language
en
Keywords
Hydroponic systems , Sustainability , Self-growing vegetables , Modular controlled systems
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Abstract
A hydroponic growing technique utilizes water with nutrition instead of soil to conserve resources as well as increase crop yield. The plant roots are fully submerged into rich nutrition flow, and the constant light supply will allow them to grow faster. The indoor hydroponic system had seen a large growth in the market lately due to the pandemic. The need for self-growing vegetables, as well as a more environmentally-friendly agricultural technique, is pushing technological advancement in hydroponic methods. One of the biggest obstacles for the consumer in investing in this type of system would be cost and maintainability. This prototype aimed to bring the cost of a fully modular hydroponic control system down, while still maintaining the same capability