Group 1 (2006)

Student Members:
Randall D. Borah
David P. Cabral
Daniel J. Manzone
Ryan R. Poulin
Kyle R. Young

Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Gilbert Fain

Project Title:
Biology Greenhouse Automation System

Project Description:
The Biology department of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has requested the design and construction of an automated system for their greenhouse. They would like the temperature and watering cycles of the greenhouse to be automatically controlled. This will aid in the overall productivity of the greenhouse, since users will no longer be required to manually water the vegetation or adjust the room temperature. Our system will monitor the temperature and the relative humidity of the greenhouse in the Biology department, log the monitored data and decide what actions to take based on that information. It will initially have control of the three ventilation fans and three sprinkler solenoids. Our system will also have control of two motorized roof vents, once they are properly inspected by an outside contractor and the motors are re-installed. By turning these components on or off, our system will be able to adjust the inside temperature of the greenhouse. The logged data will be a record of temperature and relative humidity in the greenhouse and will be stored so that it can be accessed at any time.