Project Summary | Project Information |
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Problem Statement: Rochester Roots, a local non-profit organization, in conjunction with the Montessori School in the Rochester City School District requested a seed starter kit to be built to help educate students on the life cycle. A seed starter kit is a semi-enclosed unit that allows the user to place seeds inside the unit and monitor aspects of their growth with the goal of plating during the harsh winter and transplanting them outside in the spring. A previous unit was designed which housed the seeds properly and functioned well. Rochester Roots has requested that a modified unit be developed which has a light physically attached to the unit, smaller in size for counter top use, stackable and able to monitor and output selected data. The goal of this project is to redesign the unit housing to make it easier to stack for shipping purposes and in the classroom or home, integrate controlled lighting, add more data monitoring for soil moisture, temperature and light and reduce production costs. The end result will build upon the original design while improving its range of capabilities. The resulting product will meet the specifications set by the Rochester Roots and will be their intellectual property. |
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Team Members
Member | Role | Contact |
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Cheyo Rogers | Project Manager | clr7780@rit.edu |
Stephen Piatkowski | Lead Engineer and Communications | sjp1288@rit.edu |
Muhamad Sohimi Ibrahim | Purchasing and Engineering Research | mxi9375@rit.edu |
Chidum Okoye | Facilitator and Engineering Research | coo2071@rit.edu |
Table of Contents
MSD I & II | MSD I | MSD II |
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Integrated System Build & Test Integrated System Build & Test with Customer Demo |
Acknowledgements
- Rochester Roots
- Montessori Schools of Rochester