
I am currently a freshmen enrolled at Drexel University. I am in the 5 year, 3 co-op cycle on track to graduate with a bachelors in mechanical engineering.
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Section B Team 3
Summary
Our team has been tasked to conserve water and promote healthy tuberose growth. The watering system should be active when needed meeting certain criteria. Our plans on achieving this is by using 3 different sensors that measure: temperature/humidity, sunlight, and soil moisture. Using these sensors allow communication with our Python code and will play an important role in the watering system. Our main goal for this project is to design a prototype that functions when those three parameters are attained. We must conduct research on the tuberose plant to determine what is necessary for optimal growth. The biggest challenge will be communication. Working remotely will be difficult, but there are many ways to communicate like zoom, facetime, skype, and messaging. By the end of this project we will have a working prototype that will be able to determine how much water is needed for the plant every day. Along with that we will have a final presentation showing the design and algorithms we have come up with.
Goals
For this project, our main task is to create a prototype that can water a desired plant when certain parameters are met. To determine these parameters, different sensors will be used to monitor the environment. The sensor’s data will be stored and analyzed, which will determine when the plant needs to be watered.
Individual Components

Outdoor Tuberose Plant
Living Area:
Zone 8-10 (Native to Mexico/Central America)
Living Environment:
1. Make sure it has adequate drainage, and it cannot sit in waterlogged soil
2. It should be kept moist with 3-inch mulch layer
3. It needs sun, and light shade
Living Period:
Only summer-fall, because it is not frost-tolerant
How to plant:
1-1.5 inches of rain weekly
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3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Darsh Patel: drp84@drexel.edu
Bing Quan: bq35@drexel.edu
Thien Nguyen: tnn39@drexel.edu
Quankai Ding: qd39@drexel.edu