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PLANT X

Plant X is a ground breaking smart plant pot that aims to transform plant care in both commercial horticulture and home gardening. Plant X, which uses four accurate sensors and is driven by the Arduino R4 microcontroller, provides real-time monitoring of critical environmental factors like as temperature, humidity, soil moisture, and air quality. Our project seeks to address the recurring difficulty of providing ideal growth conditions for plants, which has traditionally required substantial time and effort. By automating monitoring and offering sophisticated data analysis, Plant X reduces the need for manual supervision, allowing users to make educated decisions about their plants’ health. Furthermore, Plant X improves environmental sustainability by improving water efficiency and avoiding overfertilization, so contributing to responsible agricultural practices.

UN SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Empowered and Driven:
Delivering Solutions for Global Issues

We decided to focus on four major objectives that are strongly related to our project’s basic principles and goals. Goal 9 highlights our commitment to promoting technological innovation in agriculture through the development of our smart plant pot and the integration of sensors that allow for real-time monitoring and data-driven decision-making. Goal 12 demonstrates our commitment to supporting sustainable resource utilization by optimizing water and fertilizer consumption using our smart plant pot technology, clearly aligned with our project’s mission to promote ecologically responsible farming techniques. Goal 13 aligns with our efforts to reduce the environmental effect of conventional agriculture by encouraging efficient water use and decreasing overfertilization, contributing to climate resilience. Lastly, our commitment to promoting biodiversity and ecosystem health by encouraging responsible agricultural methods and supporting plant health, ultimately contributing to the preservation of terrestrial ecosystems. By aligning our project with these sustainable goals, we aim to not only address the challenges facing agriculture but also contribute positively to the broader sustainable development agenda.

DESIGN STORY

Challenges
Within our project, we are navigating several challenges to ensure the success of our smart plant pot in revolutionizing plant care. Central to our efforts is the quest for sensor accuracy and reliability, essential for providing users with precise real-time data on environmental variables. We are concurrently tackling the design complexities of creating a user-friendly interface that seamlessly integrates with our device, empowering users to make informed decisions effortlessly. Ensuring compatibility and connectivity between our smart pot and the Arduino IoT platform is another focus, demanding rigorous testing and refinement. Moreover, we're striving to enhance the device's adaptability to diverse environmental conditions, a task requiring thorough research and development. Overcoming these challenges is integral to our mission of simplifying plant care, providing users with automated monitoring and data-driven insights to optimize plant health and promote sustainable gardening practices. These challenges directly tie into the problem our product seeks to solve, which is the laborious nature of plant care and the need for a comprehensive, automated solution to optimize plant health and promote sustainable gardening practices.
Solution
Our proposed solution to tackle the challenges inherent in our project revolves around leveraging the innovative features of our smart plant pot. Through meticulous design and engineering, we've developed a device that integrates advanced sensors to monitor environmental variables with high precision and reliability. This solution directly addresses the challenge of sensor accuracy and reliability, as our smart pot provides users with real-time data essential for plant care. Additionally, our user-friendly interface design streamlines the process of interpreting and utilizing this data, empowering users to make informed decisions effortlessly. The seamless compatibility and connectivity between our smart pot and the Arduino IoT platform ensure smooth communication and data integration, enhancing the overall user experience. Furthermore, the adaptability of our device to diverse environmental conditions is a result of extensive research and development, making it a versatile solution for a wide range of users and settings. By leveraging the strengths of our product, we provide a comprehensive solution to the challenges of laborious plant care, ultimately promoting sustainable gardening practices and optimizing plant health.
Use Case
Sarah, a devoted plant lover with a busy schedule, faces the task of caring for her cherished indoor garden. Fortunately, she finds the answer in Plant X's smart plant container. Sarah obtains real-time data on temperature, humidity, soil moisture, and air quality after installing it in her living room and synchronising it with her smartphone using the user-friendly app. With a few touches, she alters watering schedules to fit the demands of her plants. The app's easy layout makes it simple for her to monitor the health and growth of her plants. Sarah's indoor retreat now thrives with beautiful greenery, owing to Plant X's smart plant pot technology.

TECHNOLOGIES

List of Essential Tools and Technologies

THE PROCESS

PROTOTYPE DESIGN

Arduino R4 Wi-Fi connected to 4 sensors, the sensor is light, humidity, temperature and gas. The Arduino will constantly read from the sensors and upload the data to an online dashboard which the user can use to view the readings. The product will be attached to the pot. Since this is a prototype, it is not finalised.

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Online Marketing
Creative agency
Web development

PLEDGE

Impact on the market

Through thorough market research, we've gained insights into the current landscape of AI-based plant monitoring systems. Our product emerges as a solution that fits seamlessly into this market, offering a user-centric approach with intuitive interfaces and reliable data-driven insights. Unlike competitors such as the Edyn Garden Sensor, plagued by unfinished apps and slow updates, our product ensures a superior user experience tailored to individual gardens. We understand the growing consumer trends towards smart home integration with garden tech, urban agriculture initiatives, and a focus on organic gardening. To make our mark, we're addressing challenges like user data privacy, initial cost barriers, and educating the market on the long-term value of our technology. Additionally, we're exploring partnerships with smart home device manufacturers, offering subscription-based models, and collaborating with gardening influencers to expand our market reach and elevate our brand visibility. This comprehensive strategy positions our product to have a significant impact on the market, offering unparalleled value and innovation to customers.

RESULTS

FINAL PRODUCT

The first step in setting up the hardware is to get the Arduino working. We ordered the Arduino Uno R4 for its Wi-Fi capabilities, enabling us to connect to the internet and work wirelessly. After setting up the temperature and humidity sensor, I used the Arduino IOT dashboard feature to show the reading from the Arduino, from that i then added the other sensors. Create a new dashboard in the IOT, this allows the user to control some settings in the Arduino, for eg – turning something on and off. I then added 2 gauges and named them ‘temperature’ and ‘humidity’. repeat this process for the other sensors. You can create one for a web view and one for a mobile view, after setting up the dashboard, i then created a notification system which allow the dashboard to send notification to the users mobile device

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