PRE2020 4 Group6

Members	Student ID	Faculty	E-mail
Marijn Borghouts	1449532	BMT	m.m.borghouts@student.tue.nl
Bert de Groot	1459597	ME	g.d.groot@student.tue.nl
Nando di Antonio	1465325	ME	n.z.d.antonio@student.tue.nl
Dorien Duyndam	1305107	EE	d.a.duyndam@student.tue.nl

Subject

Idea

The idea is to create a smart plant system that would notify the user if it needs either water or more or less sunlight. The target group is a social work space (zorgboerderij) for mentally disabled people. They can see or hear which plant needs attention and get that plant what it needs. The social workers will therefore do something useful which is very great for such people. The people monitoring this social work space will also get a great work relief because of this system because they don’t have to tell these people what to do with the plants anymore. The plant pot will probably get a nice face so that it looks like a friendly robot and it will get water sensors implemented in the soil and light sensors around the plant to monitor the amount of light the plant gets. The pot will also be able to notify when it is being moved or given water and will start saying nice things to the person moving it or giving it water.

USErs

User

The users are people with a mental disability. It will help them with the care for the plants. The robot will tell them when the plant needs more or less water or more or less sunlight. The user will know what is being expected from him. He will feel useful when he accomplishes his task of watering the plants or adding shade for the plant. The robots will give satisfaction to the user, which will help them feel better. The automatic plant watering system is easily accessible for the user

Society

With the robots telling the mentally disabled people what to do, the care-takers of the mentally disabled will be relieved with a lot of work. This means they will have the opportunity to spend time on other things or aspects in their job. Also, fewer caretakers are necessary per client. With the extra time together with the work-relief for the care-takers, this has a positive influence on society.

Enterprise

With this new product in the market, there is a company who has to make this. Manufacturers are needed, so employment opportunities are created. This raises economic growth. The care-takers for the disabled will have more time to spend on other aspects of their job.

Plan

Week 1

• Come up with an idea (all)

• Make the planning (Bert, Nando)

• Find relative papers (all)

• Decide who the USErs will be (all)

• Research about why it is good for the users (all)

Name	Total hours	Tasks
Marijn	hours	tasks
Bert	hours	tasks
Nando	hours	tasks
Dorien	Hours	tasks

Week 2

• List the needs this user requires (Marijn, Dorien)

• Research about possible components (Nando, Bert)

• RPC list (Dorien)

Name	Total hours	Tasks
Marijn	hours	tasks
Bert	hours	tasks
Nando	hours	tasks
Dorien	Hours	tasks

Week 3

• Design an electrical circuit (Bert)

• Make a start on the design of the pot (Dorien, Nando)

• Start working on the code (Marijn, Nando)

Name	Total hours	Tasks
Marijn	hours	tasks
Bert	hours	tasks
Nando	hours	tasks
Dorien	Hours	tasks

Week 4

• Start with the CAD design of the pot (Nando)

• Continue working on the code (Marijn, Bert, Dorien)

• Start testing the electrical components (Dorien, Bert)

Name	Total hours	Tasks
Marijn	hours	tasks
Bert	hours	tasks
Nando	hours	tasks
Dorien	Hours	tasks

Week 5

• Adjust the code according to the test results (Bert, Nando)

• Test again (Marijn, Dorien)

• Build a prototype (all)

Name	Total hours	Tasks
Marijn	hours	tasks
Bert	hours	tasks
Nando	hours	tasks
Dorien	Hours	tasks

Week 6

• Upgrade the code again (Marijn, Bert (all?))

• Adjust things to the prototype according to the test results (Nando, Dorien)

Name	Total hours	Tasks
Marijn	hours	tasks
Bert	hours	tasks
Nando	hours	tasks
Dorien	Hours	tasks

Week 7

• Work on the cstwiki (all)

• Work on the design and start on the product (all)

• Start working on the final presentation (all)

Name	Total hours	Tasks
Marijn	hours	tasks
Bert	hours	tasks
Nando	hours	tasks
Dorien	Hours	tasks

Week 8

• Finalize the cstwiki (all)

• Finalize the design and the product (all)

• Finalize the final presentation (all)

Name	Total hours	Tasks
Marijn	hours	tasks
Bert	hours	tasks
Nando	hours	tasks
Dorien	Hours	tasks

Approach

The approach will be as follows. Firstly, a literature study will be held in order to increase the knowledge about the subject and to find arguments in support of or against the project . Secondly a prototype will be made, this should resemble the final product quite closely. The prototype will consist of mechanical parts with the implementation of software. Lastly, the prototype will be adjusted to better resemble a final product in looks and performance.

Deliverables

• The first deliverable will be this wiki page. It logs our progression and helps the tutors and other people with an interest in our project to follow the progression of the project.

• The second deliverable will be our physical prototype of the greenhouse climate management system.

• The third deliverable is the final presentation, in which we present our project for our teachers and peers.

Milestones

• 1: literature study
• 2: make an RPC list
• 3: make a BOM list
• 4: ordering of the parts
• 5: software development
• 6: making the prototype
• 7: make the final design
• 8: finalise the wiki page

Objectives

• Cost efficient/Affordable

The prototype should make optimal use of the available resources. Furthermore the components and assembly process should be as cheap as possible to reduce the total production cost, making the design cheaper for users (or obtaining a bigger profit margin for the vendor)

• Easy to use

The prototype should be easy to install and operate. This is especially important considering the target audience of mentally handicap people. This product is designed to help these people with doing more complex tasks. If the operation of the product is not extreme straight forward it will only work counter effectively.

• Friendly/Positive reinforcement

We want the product to interact nicely with the user. The product should communicate with the user in a friendly manner and compliment the users when they perform an action. This makes the product more pleasant to use and the explicit positive reinforcement confirm to the mentally disabled people that they are in fact doing a good job.