Aquaponics is an innovative system that combines raising aquatic animals with cultivating plants through a symbiotic system. Vertical farming is a modern technique where plants can be stacked and monitored to thrive in an indoor environment. To incorporate vertical farming with raising aquatic animals, some problems that arise include fish vitality, budget, energy usage, and availability of resources.

The goal of this project is to develop a functional, well-documented prototype that allows Colombian farmers to improve their current value chain. This will include training guides, set-up and tear down documents, and an in-country field test plan. Our expected final prototype should be inexpensive, easily replicated, and locally sourced. The current constraints of this project are cost, limited environmental resources, and time.

Project Name

Colombian Aquaponics Initiative

Project Number

P20762

Project Family

Process Innovation

Start Term

Fall 2019

End Term

Spring 2020

Faculty Guide

Bill Nowak, wjnddm@rit.edu

Primary Customer

Marcos Esterman, mxeeie@rit.edu

Sponsor (financial support)

Marcos Esterman, mxeeie@rit.edu

Planning & Execution

Project Photos and Videos

Imagine RIT

Gate Reviews

Problem Definition

Systems Design

Preliminary Detailed Design

Detailed Design

Build & Test Prep

Subsystem Build & Test

Integrated System Build & Test

Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation (Verification & Validation)

PRP

Requirements

Schedule

Cost

Risk Management

Problem Management

Communication & Minutes

Use Cases

Benchmarking

Functional Decomposition

Morphological Chart

Pugh Concept Selection

BOM

Mechanical Drawings

Electrical Schematics

Software Diagrams

Facility Layout

Setup Guide

Instruction Manual

Mockups

Test Fixtures

Prototyping

Test Plans

Analysis Results (design vs. requirements)

Simulations

Test Results

Design Review Documents

Technical Paper

Poster

Imagine RIT Exhibit