Automated Watering System

Aug 2024 - Mar 2025

Description: The garden faced issues regarding inadequate watering of the plants due to heavy rainfalls and irregular maintenance giving rise to over-watering and under-watering in different species casuing wilting and discoloration. The previous watering system in place was dependent on humans, inconsistent and not deigned to be seasonal.

Our system aimed and succeeded in watering the plants more efficiently, while reducing human intervention required for the running of the Community Garden Watering System. Our system had three main parts, the water delivery mechanism, the pumps required to move the water and the water repository to be used.

Role: My role was a mix of a project manager and a technical expert. As a project manager I had to set up and implement a project timeline; host meetings with relevant stakeholders, acquiring necessary materials and understanding how an automated watering system in the industry working through experts working on similar projects. My role also included recruiting a team and leading that team of 11 members in developing an automated watering system for the EWB community garden; holding weekly meetings and work sessions to keep the team up to date on set project timeline.

As a technical expert I ensured that all the sub-systems of the team were working perfectly in unison. I aided in creating prototypes, guided project developmet and advised on edits required to code and CAD. I also integrated Arduino Cloud with sensors and pumps for easier data synocronisation and remote management along with local functioning.