Assignments
Final Presentation
5 minute recording that summarizes the project and our final designs. Click the button below to watch the video on fullscreen.
Final Report (In progress) |
Official final project report formatted in alliance with NABEC guidelines
Technology Review
The Technology Review summarizes our project along with preliminary research and ideas.
technology_review_.pdf | |
File Size: | 1613 kb |
File Type: |
Analysis of Potential Solutions
.The analysis of Potential Solutions describes why our team decided to pursue the design solutions we did.
analysis_of_potential_solutions_report.pdf | |
File Size: | 110 kb |
File Type: |
References
The following citations are sources of information relevant to our project:
Aghajani, Hamed, Bari, Ehsan, Bahmani, Mohsen, Humar, Miha, Ghanbary, Mohammad
Ali Tajick, Nicholas, Darrel D., & Zahedian, Emran. (2018). Influence of relative
humidity and temperature on cultivation of Pleurotus species. Maderas. Ciencia y
tecnología, 20(4), 571-578.
Allen, M., Chen, W., and Wang, C. (2016).
“http://ljournal.ru/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/d-2016-154.pdf.” Applied
Innovation Review, (2), 34–44.
Auer, R. K. (1998). US6247268B1 - Hydroponic device - Google Patents. Retrieved
November 29, 2020, from https://patents.google.com/patent/US6247268B1/en
Bhatt, N., Gatesaniya, R. (2017). PDF Experimental Investigations on Localized Porous
Clay Pipe Irrigation Technique for Sustainable Agriculture: A New Paradigm for
Soil and Water Management in Rainfed Areas.
https://doi.org/10.13141/Rg.2.2.26299.11042
Chang, S., & Miles, P. G. (2004). Mushrooms: Cultivation, nutritional value, medicinal
effect and environmental impact (2nd ed.). Boca Raton: Crc Press.
Collins, F., Hertel, D. (2015). Light-Weight Modular Adjustable Vertical Hydroponic
Growing System and Method. Retrieved from
https://patents.google.com/patent/US9591814B2/en
Giacomini, D. G. (2010). FORMAL RECOMMENDATION BY THE NATIONAL
ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD (NOSB) TO THE NATIONAL ORGANIC
PROGRAM (NOP) Subject: Production Standards for Terrestrial Plants in
Containers and Enclosures (Greenhouses).
Goins, G. D., Levine, H. G., and Mackowiak, C. L. (1997). “Comparison Studies of
Candidate Nutrient Delivery Systems for Plant Cultivation in Space.” SAE
Transactions, 106(1), 521–527.
Goins, G. D., Stutte, G. W., and Chapman, D. K. (1999). “Designing Experiments for
Direct Measurement of Wheat Photosynthesis in Microgravity.” SAE Technical
Paper Series.
Grant, J. J. (2002). An Investigation Of The Airflow In Mushroom Growing Structures,
The Development Of An Improved, Three Dimensional Solution Technique For
Fluid Flow And Its Evaluation For The Modelling Of Mushroom Growing
Structures. PhD diss. Dublin, Ireland: Dublin City University, School of
Mathematics.
Hoa, H. T., Wang, C. L., & Wang, C. H. (2015). The Effects of Different Substrates on
the Growth, Yield, and Nutritional Composition of Two Oyster Mushrooms
(Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus cystidiosus). Mycobiology, 43(4), 423–434
Islam, M., Rahman, M., Hafiz F., “Cultivation of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus flabellatus)
on different substrates“, <http://ggfjournals.com/assets/uploads/45-481.pdf> Int.
J. Sustain. Crop Prod. 4(1):45-48 (Feb, 2009)
ISO - ISO 13636:2012 - Plastics — Film and sheeting — Non-oriented poly(ethylene
terephthalate) (PET) sheets. (2012). Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://www.iso.org/standard/54102.html
Mansfield, C. L. (2011, June 14). NASA - From Backpacking to Space Trekking.
Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/sts-135_FOB.html
Matía, I., González-Camacho, F., Herranz, R., Kiss, J. Z., Gasset, G., van Loon, J. J. W.
A., … Javier Medina, F. (2010). Plant cell proliferation and growth are altered by
microgravity conditions in spaceflight. Journal of Plant Physiology, 167(3),
184–193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2009.08.012
McAllister, M. “Giving Roots and Shoots Their Space: The Advanced Plant Habitat”.
NASA, NASA,
<https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/Giving_Roots_and_Shoo
ts_Their_Space_APH>(Apr. 11, 2018).
Moonmoon, M., Uddin, M. N., Ahmed, S., Shelly, N. J., Khan, M. A. (2010). Cultivation
of different strains of king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) on saw dust and
rice straw in Bangladesh. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 17(4), 341–345.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2010.05.004
NASA-STD-3001 VOL 2 | NASA Technical Standards System (NTSS). (2019).
Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://standards.nasa.gov/standard/ochmo/nasa-std-3001-vol-2
NASA Technology Transfer Program. (2020). NASA’s Plant Growth Technologies and
Research Webinar - YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BuLIMLiST4&ab_channel=NASATechnology
TransferProgram
NS. (2020). Monotub Cultivation Tek. Westbrok, ME: North Spore Org. Retrieved from:
https://northspore.com/pages/mono-tub-cultivation-method-walkthrough
Plant Habitat-01. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2020, from
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Inve
stigation.html?#id=2032
Sempsrott, D. “NASA Testing Method to Grow Bigger Plants in Space”. NASA, NASA,
<https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-testing-method-to-grow-bigger-plants-in-spa
ce>(May. 15, 2019).
Sempsrott, D. “The Shape of Watering Plants in Space”. NASA, NASA,
<https://www.nasa.gov/feature/the-shape-of-watering-plants-in-space>(Mar.4,
2020).
Smith, C. (2011). Space Shuttle Astronaut To Test NASA’s “Forward Osmosis Bag”
Urine Recycling System | HuffPost. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/space-shuttle-urine-recycling_n_893113
“Standards by ISO/TC 261 .” (2020). ISO,
<https://www.iso.org/committee/629086/x/catalogue/> (Nov. 10, 2020).
Subedi, S. (2019). IoT Based Monitoring System for White Button Mushroom Farming.
(Ed.), Proc 6th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications.
Tesfay, T., Godifey, T., Mesfin, R., Kalayu, G., “Evaluation of waste paper for cultivation
of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) with some added supplementary
materials”, <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13568-020-0945-8>(Jan. 18, 2018).
UN Development Programme. (2019). Building equality on the roof of the world | by UN
Development Programme | Medium. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://undp.medium.com/building-equality-on-the-roof-of-the-world-39885f5e35f
4
United Nations. (2017). Global Issues Overview | United Nations. Retrieved November
30, 2020, from
https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/global-issues-overview/
USGS. (n.d.). Capillary Action and Water. Retrieved November 29, 2020, from
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/capillary-action-
and-water?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
Werkheiser, N. (n.d.). “Experiment Details.” NASA, NASA,
<https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Inv
estigation.html> (Nov. 10, 2020).
What Is Microgravity NASA. (2017). Retrieved November 29, 2020, from
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-micr
ogravity-58.html
Wright, S. L., Kelly, F. J. (2017). Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?
Environmental Science and Technology, 51(12), 6634–6647.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b00423
Aghajani, Hamed, Bari, Ehsan, Bahmani, Mohsen, Humar, Miha, Ghanbary, Mohammad
Ali Tajick, Nicholas, Darrel D., & Zahedian, Emran. (2018). Influence of relative
humidity and temperature on cultivation of Pleurotus species. Maderas. Ciencia y
tecnología, 20(4), 571-578.
Allen, M., Chen, W., and Wang, C. (2016).
“http://ljournal.ru/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/d-2016-154.pdf.” Applied
Innovation Review, (2), 34–44.
Auer, R. K. (1998). US6247268B1 - Hydroponic device - Google Patents. Retrieved
November 29, 2020, from https://patents.google.com/patent/US6247268B1/en
Bhatt, N., Gatesaniya, R. (2017). PDF Experimental Investigations on Localized Porous
Clay Pipe Irrigation Technique for Sustainable Agriculture: A New Paradigm for
Soil and Water Management in Rainfed Areas.
https://doi.org/10.13141/Rg.2.2.26299.11042
Chang, S., & Miles, P. G. (2004). Mushrooms: Cultivation, nutritional value, medicinal
effect and environmental impact (2nd ed.). Boca Raton: Crc Press.
Collins, F., Hertel, D. (2015). Light-Weight Modular Adjustable Vertical Hydroponic
Growing System and Method. Retrieved from
https://patents.google.com/patent/US9591814B2/en
Giacomini, D. G. (2010). FORMAL RECOMMENDATION BY THE NATIONAL
ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD (NOSB) TO THE NATIONAL ORGANIC
PROGRAM (NOP) Subject: Production Standards for Terrestrial Plants in
Containers and Enclosures (Greenhouses).
Goins, G. D., Levine, H. G., and Mackowiak, C. L. (1997). “Comparison Studies of
Candidate Nutrient Delivery Systems for Plant Cultivation in Space.” SAE
Transactions, 106(1), 521–527.
Goins, G. D., Stutte, G. W., and Chapman, D. K. (1999). “Designing Experiments for
Direct Measurement of Wheat Photosynthesis in Microgravity.” SAE Technical
Paper Series.
Grant, J. J. (2002). An Investigation Of The Airflow In Mushroom Growing Structures,
The Development Of An Improved, Three Dimensional Solution Technique For
Fluid Flow And Its Evaluation For The Modelling Of Mushroom Growing
Structures. PhD diss. Dublin, Ireland: Dublin City University, School of
Mathematics.
Hoa, H. T., Wang, C. L., & Wang, C. H. (2015). The Effects of Different Substrates on
the Growth, Yield, and Nutritional Composition of Two Oyster Mushrooms
(Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus cystidiosus). Mycobiology, 43(4), 423–434
Islam, M., Rahman, M., Hafiz F., “Cultivation of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus flabellatus)
on different substrates“, <http://ggfjournals.com/assets/uploads/45-481.pdf> Int.
J. Sustain. Crop Prod. 4(1):45-48 (Feb, 2009)
ISO - ISO 13636:2012 - Plastics — Film and sheeting — Non-oriented poly(ethylene
terephthalate) (PET) sheets. (2012). Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://www.iso.org/standard/54102.html
Mansfield, C. L. (2011, June 14). NASA - From Backpacking to Space Trekking.
Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/sts-135_FOB.html
Matía, I., González-Camacho, F., Herranz, R., Kiss, J. Z., Gasset, G., van Loon, J. J. W.
A., … Javier Medina, F. (2010). Plant cell proliferation and growth are altered by
microgravity conditions in spaceflight. Journal of Plant Physiology, 167(3),
184–193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2009.08.012
McAllister, M. “Giving Roots and Shoots Their Space: The Advanced Plant Habitat”.
NASA, NASA,
<https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/Giving_Roots_and_Shoo
ts_Their_Space_APH>(Apr. 11, 2018).
Moonmoon, M., Uddin, M. N., Ahmed, S., Shelly, N. J., Khan, M. A. (2010). Cultivation
of different strains of king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) on saw dust and
rice straw in Bangladesh. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 17(4), 341–345.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2010.05.004
NASA-STD-3001 VOL 2 | NASA Technical Standards System (NTSS). (2019).
Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://standards.nasa.gov/standard/ochmo/nasa-std-3001-vol-2
NASA Technology Transfer Program. (2020). NASA’s Plant Growth Technologies and
Research Webinar - YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BuLIMLiST4&ab_channel=NASATechnology
TransferProgram
NS. (2020). Monotub Cultivation Tek. Westbrok, ME: North Spore Org. Retrieved from:
https://northspore.com/pages/mono-tub-cultivation-method-walkthrough
Plant Habitat-01. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2020, from
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Inve
stigation.html?#id=2032
Sempsrott, D. “NASA Testing Method to Grow Bigger Plants in Space”. NASA, NASA,
<https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-testing-method-to-grow-bigger-plants-in-spa
ce>(May. 15, 2019).
Sempsrott, D. “The Shape of Watering Plants in Space”. NASA, NASA,
<https://www.nasa.gov/feature/the-shape-of-watering-plants-in-space>(Mar.4,
2020).
Smith, C. (2011). Space Shuttle Astronaut To Test NASA’s “Forward Osmosis Bag”
Urine Recycling System | HuffPost. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/space-shuttle-urine-recycling_n_893113
“Standards by ISO/TC 261 .” (2020). ISO,
<https://www.iso.org/committee/629086/x/catalogue/> (Nov. 10, 2020).
Subedi, S. (2019). IoT Based Monitoring System for White Button Mushroom Farming.
(Ed.), Proc 6th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications.
Tesfay, T., Godifey, T., Mesfin, R., Kalayu, G., “Evaluation of waste paper for cultivation
of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) with some added supplementary
materials”, <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13568-020-0945-8>(Jan. 18, 2018).
UN Development Programme. (2019). Building equality on the roof of the world | by UN
Development Programme | Medium. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://undp.medium.com/building-equality-on-the-roof-of-the-world-39885f5e35f
4
United Nations. (2017). Global Issues Overview | United Nations. Retrieved November
30, 2020, from
https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/global-issues-overview/
USGS. (n.d.). Capillary Action and Water. Retrieved November 29, 2020, from
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/capillary-action-
and-water?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
Werkheiser, N. (n.d.). “Experiment Details.” NASA, NASA,
<https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Inv
estigation.html> (Nov. 10, 2020).
What Is Microgravity NASA. (2017). Retrieved November 29, 2020, from
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-micr
ogravity-58.html
Wright, S. L., Kelly, F. J. (2017). Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?
Environmental Science and Technology, 51(12), 6634–6647.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b00423