Smart Indoor Cultivation Platform

24-7 system for efficient indoor farming in urban buildings

This high performance plant cultivation platform integrates several novel technologies, including innovative effective photosynthetic active-radiation lighting system, hydroponic and aeroponic irrigation systems, network sensing, and novel environmental control that corresponds to optimized growth profiles. It can be set up in urban buildings for sustainable and stable supply of plant vegetables. Plants suitable for this cultivation platform include salad greens, potatoes, beets, herbs, etc.

Intelligent Environmental Growth Chamber

Growth rack with automatic nutrient monitoring and calibration system

Large-scale indoor farm

Special Features and Advantages

Improvement of food safety by a fully automatic process
Programmable photoperiod and light intensity with specific wavelengths to promote growth
Optimal growth environment for different plant species using sensors and an automatic control system
Provision of research platform for developing optimal growth profiles with automatic data collection and analysis
Plant nutrient control using a computer controlled nutrient feeding technique
Flexible installation for urban environment with modular and scalable design
Reduction of water consumption by 95%

Applications

Indoor farms
Research platform for building up plants’ optimal growth profiles

Award

Silver Medal, iCAN 2016 International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada, Canada (Aug 2016)

Principal Investigator

Dr Ka Hong LOO

Department of Electronic and Information Engineering

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