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AEROPONIC SYSTEM
Project submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the
Software Engineering Project
Diploma: Engineering: Electrical in the department of
Computer Systems
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
M MKHWASHU
Dip: Engineering: Computer systems
S MURONGA
Dip: Engineering: Computer systems NS MABASA 221141367 Dip: Engineering: Computer systems
N MKANSI
Dip: Engineering: Computer systems NZ MTHEMBU 221315446 Dip: Engineering: Computer systems
TM NDABENI
Dip: Engineering: Computer systems
Vaal University of Technology
Vanderbijlpark
South Africa
Date: 09 / 04 /20 22
Declaration
I (Ntshovelo Steven) declare that this report is my own, unaided work. It is being submitted for Software Engineering to the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark. It has not been submitted before for any subject or evaluation to any educational institution. __Ntshovelo Steven________________________ Full name 09 APRIL 2022 I (Nhluvuko Mkansi) declare that this report is my own, unaided work. It is being submitted for Software Engineering to the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark. It has not been submitted before for any subject or evaluation to any educational institution. __Nhluvuko Mkansi________________________ Full name 09 APRIL 2 022 I (Nombulelo Zandile) declare that this report is my own, unaided work. It is being submitted for Software Engineering to the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark. It has not been submitted before for any subject or evaluation to any educational institution. __Nombulelo Zandile________________________ Full name 09 APRIL 2022 I (Thato Matthews) declare that this report is my own, unaided work. It is being submitted for Software Engineering to the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark. It has not been submitted before for any subject or evaluation to any educational institution. ___Thato Matthews_______________________ Full name 09 APRIL 2022 I (Nkosinathi) declare that this report is my own, unaided work. It is being submitted for Software Engineering to the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark. It has not been submitted before for any subject or evaluation to any educational institution. __Nkosinathi________________________ Full name
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No table of figures entries found. 1.1 INTRODUCTION: (BACKGROUND, PURPOSE, PROBLEM) Hydroponic is the type of garden that uses no soil but instead water, oxygen and nutrients do the work of providing plant life. This type of garden also allows to grown own food indoors using artificial lighting. There are many types of hydronic but in this we focus on an Aeroponic Systems. Aeroponic Systems are where the roots of plants are in air and sprayed with nutrients on the plants roots.
1.3 SUB-BROBLEM
View pH level This sub-problem allows user to see water measurement, the measurement of the acid and the base given in solution. View temperature and humidity This sub-problem allow user to see temperature and humidity required for certain plants in the system. Maintain lighting This sub-problem allow user to control the lights and time needed for lighting. 1.4 DELIMITATION Aeroponic system need advance machinery and equipment to operate as well constant supervision and backups. Roots are exposed and vulnerable, aeroponic facilities needs whole day operation to grow
health plants. The roots are misted every 5-10 minutes with a root-enhanced fine water mist, if misting does not occur the crop will fail within few hours. The backup generator is important to help combat any system failure due to lack of power. Groot room is also needed to help the glowers. Aeroponic farming operation are the very least because plants can be placed very closed. A reservoir is also needed to hold the aeroponic nutrients solution. Nutrient pump, mist nozzles also needed. Timer is needed to turn on and off nutrient pump. Watertight container to grow chamber where the plants root system will be handed, Aeroponics do not need substrate media to survive. The root’s constant exposure to air allows them to drink in oxygen and grow at an accelerated rate. 1.5 DEFINITION OF TERMS Farming – The activity of growing crops Ph – a figure expressing the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a logarithmic scale on which 7 is neutral, lower values are more acid and higher values are more alkaline Reservoir – A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply 1.6 IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT The smart hydroponic system is a well-known type of farming, and it is used world-wide. This is the most preferred type of farming because it involves growing of crops without soil. Since this type of farming involves no soil, it is better option for anyone who has a limited accessibility to land. There are many different types of smart hydroponics systems, but we have chosen to develop the aeroponics systems. The aeroponics systems has a great advantage over the normal type of farming because it uses less water since the water can be reused and re-circulated. This type of farming is also great because there is no possibility of nutrients loss since a person know which nutrients are needed by the plants and can be mixed with water even before the farming starts. Another advantage of this type of farming is Ph control, since every mineral is directly in contact with the water a person can manually change the Ph level when required and this will ensure that the plants receive enough nutrients intake. Another advantage of this system is that it ensures a faster growth rate since the environment required for the plant’s growth can be controlled 1.7 OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT The aim of this project is to develop the smart hydroponic system which will allow the growing of crops without the use of soil. A reservoir/contain will be used that will hold the aeroponic nutrient solution. SUMMARY The chapter introduce the need of grow plants suspended in a closed environment by spraying the plant’s dandling roots and lower stem with an atomized, nutrients-rich water solution. The use case
