High-Level Project Summary
All of the people worldwide want to discover and know more about space. That is why we want a better life for astronauts in space. One of the major obstacles is, food. We create an artificial ecosystem to serve for plant growth in space. We tried to offer all the conditions needed by plants to grow in space. We offer water by using simple device called “ Poeta”. In a word, this device can offer water from the humidity. Also, the energy needed from the sun is offered in the form solar panels. The gravity is offered through artificial gravity based on the concepts of both centrifugal and centripetal forces. More details will be mentioned in the upcoming sections.
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Detailed Project Description
We create an artificial ecosystem serving for plant growth. We offer water through using a device called “ poeta” this device is usable and can offer water from collecting the humidity in air (which we got from the respiration process of the plant). Relating to the energy needed by the sun it was replaced by solar panels which will gain the energy from the sun and then emits it to the plants.
Relating to the gravity, it was created artificially by both the concepts of centrifugal and centripetal forces. The Centrifugal Force model generate a net force that can by calculations simulate the Earth gravity with respect to the Plant, which in turn will re-organise its vital activities as if it were really exposed to the gravity of the Earth.
Space Agency Data
The data found through the agency we use it to build our idea on scientific basics and reliable sources as well.
Hackathon Journey
We faced many problems and obstacles. We tried our best to reach to the solve through research and thinking. We also used many methods and trials to figure out what we face. But, we couldn’t receive any help from our mentor. We tried to meet and contact him but all it was in vain. So, we depend on ourselves to solve what we face from obstacles.
References
[1] B. Stankovic, “Plants in Space,” Into Sp. - A Journey How Humans Adapt Live Microgravity, 2018, doi: 10.5772/intechopen.74230.
[2] "Growing Plants in Space", NASA, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.nasa.gov/content/growing-plants-in-space. [Accessed: 20- Sep- 2021].
[3]"Historic Vegetable Moment on the Space Station | Science Mission Directorate", Science.nasa.gov, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://science.nasa.gov/sciencecasts/historic-vegetable-moment-space-station. [Accessed: 20- Sep- 2021].
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