Proposed Model for Sustainable and Scalable Vertical Farm

Abstract

This project summarizes the implementation of vertical farming that uses a Wi-Fi network to communicate with sensors and actuators from multiple nodes. It addresses the issue of ordinary vertical farms, which require the user to monitor it occasionally to provide fertilizer and water. The system can be easily configured to automatically control the supply of nutrients, water, and light requirements for various plant types through a mobile application enabled Interface. The mobile application dashboard can further provide a complex analysis of the whole system by collecting values from different sensors. The designed vertical farm system is power efficient, self-sustained, and can be set up easily by the user as each vertical rack acts as a single node or module. The user only needs to plant the seeds and fill up the tanks. Due to the modular approach, the system is also scalable without the requirement of more complicated materials or wiring.

A Lightweight, Secure Authentication Model for the Smart Agricultural Internet of Things

“…Plant stands, sensors, etc., are usually installed in plant factories to monitor and control the plant growth environment to maximize plant growth [21]. However, these objects and devices can have some effects on wireless signals.…”