👤 Ethan Kang, Teddy Smith, Pedro Dal Bo, Manav Shah, Justin Hopf

Team 12

Experiment 1 - Testing Assumptions

Desired Outcomes

• Understanding of necessary sensors
• Consideration of mechanical designs for rover
• Able to collect sensor data reliability, allow for data processing and analytics

How?

• Simulating farming environments
  • "Test farm" with variable temperature, humidity, light, etc...
• Design concept robot with sensor payload
  • Try to measure data and do some processing

Experiment 2 - User Interviews

Desired Outcomes

• Develop better understanding of metrics necessary for small-scale farmers to improve water usage/crop output
  • Emphasis on farms that currently don't have any data collection/analytics

How?

• Conduct 15 (total) interviews
  • primarily local/small-scale farmers
  • experts in fields

Sensor data needed:

• [x] moisture in soil
• [ ] ph of soil
• [x] gps
• [ ] nutrients in soil
• [ ] altitude
• [ ] air humidity
• [ ] temperature
• [x] light intensity

"Test farm" materials

• plastic container (wide)
• soil
• (peat) moss
• light source

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Bill of Materials

https://www.seeedstudio.com/Grove-4-pin-Female-Jumper-to-Grove-4-pin-Conversion-Cable-5-PCs-per-PAck.html - light sensor

https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/soil-moisture-sensor-hookup-guide - soil moisture hookup guide