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Operimentum C102-4 Parker Prost, Lawand Yaseen, Nidhi Menon, Brody Payne EF 152 Spring, 2018 April 5th 2018 Product Brainstorming and Selection Brainstorming Sessions: Automated anti-frost covers for sensitive plants in the winter

  1. Operimentum C102-4 Parker Prost, Lawand Yaseen, Nidhi Menon, Brody Payne EF 152 Spring, 2018 April 5th 2018

  2. Product Brainstorming and Selection Brainstorming Sessions: ● Automated anti-frost covers for sensitive plants in the winter ● Option to protect individual plants ○ Cost effective Target Audience: ● Local farmers and small scale community farms ○ Beardsley Community Farms

  3. Conceptual Design Initial design: ● Concept of the product is a small, round motorized plant covering system ○ Arduino ○ Temperature sensor ● The programmed arduino activates two motors ○ Close the arms of the cover when prompted by the temperature sensor Problems with Initial design: ● Weather issues ○ Gradual decline/rise of temperature ○ Protection of Arduino from weather conditions ● Shape of design Final Design: ● Rectangular structure ● Made of injection molded PET ● Automatic system using an Arduino

  4. Graphics

  5. Actual design ● Materials ○ Injection molding plastic 5 ft 2 Cool Shield Thermal Material ○ ● Build ○ An arduino connected to a temperature sensor activates when the temperature becomes freezing ○ Two square arms are raised by two servo motors and enclose the plant ○ The Cool Shield Thermal material protects to plant from frost and animals ● CAD Prototype

  6. Marketing Video

  7. Customer feedback and results Main Contact: Beardsley Farm Feedback: ● System Beardsley Uses: ○ Uses a low tunnel system to cover plants ○ Hand built and time consuming ● Thoughts on Operiementum: ○ Did not see specific need for their use ○ Would be a time saver and they see a need for it in farms up North Additional Contact: Hayley Propst - Home Gardener (PA) Feedback: ● Currently uses a sheet to cover plants and flowers ● Automatic cover would save time and worry ● Provides a dual purpose of protecting plants from deer at night

  8. Cost and Time Estimates Materials Costs for Prototype Cost of Thousand Units PET Plastic $1.09 $1090 Protective Covering $2.13 $1770 Arduino $15.95 $10950 Electric Motors $10.22 $9700 Total $29.39 $23510 Design Time 20 .5 hours Coding Time 2 hours Retail Price $29.95

  9. Brief Summary / Conclusions ● Cheaper alternative ○ There are other much more expensive systems ● Simple design ○ Easy to build ■ Parts could easily be replaced ○ Shape allows for maximum volume inside device ● Can protect against animals ○ Cool Shield Thermal material is also very durable ● Could be improved ○ Small scale right now ○ In the future could be made into a whole row that closes ■ This would work well for plants like strawberries ○ Battery powered design

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