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TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP (ENT600) : CASE STUDY

FACULTY & PROGRAMME: EM 220

SEMESTER :7

PROJECT TITLE : AUTOMATIC WATERING PLANT SYSTEM

GROUP MEMBERS :

No. Name Student ID No. Signature

1. Khairul Azhar Bin Ashary 2016229722
2. Mohamad Syameem Bin Azmee 2016229558
3. Muhammad Syafiq Al-Amir Hamzah Bin Mahadi 2016238522
4. Nur Hidayawati Binti Mohamad 2016238604
5. Nurul Azihan Binti Ramli 2016238554

LECTURER : PUAN SITI ZAHRAH BINTI BUYONG

 TABLE OF CONTENT

PAGE

TITLE PAGE i

ANKNOWLEDGEMENT ii

TABLE OF CONTENT iii

LIST OF FIGURES iv

LIST OF TABLE v

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY vi

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background Of The Study

1.2 Problem Statement
1.3 Purpose Of The Study

2. COMPANY INFORMATION

2.1 Background
2.2 Organizational Structure
2.3 Products/Services
2.4 Technology
2.5 Business, marketing, operational strategy
2.6 Financial achievements
3. COMPANY ANALYSIS

3.1 SWOT

4. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

5. CONCLUSION

6. RECOMMENDATION AND IMPROVEMENT

7. REFERENCES

8. APPENDICES
 1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study

In the days of advanced electronic and technology, human life should be more
advanced than ever before. With this, many systems are designed and created to facilitate and
to pleasant people to live their everyday lives. There is a requirement for many automated
systems that are accomplished of replacing or decreasing human effort in their daily activities
and jobs. Here we want introduce one of system, named as automatic watering plant system,
which is actually a model of controlling irrigation and humidity on plant. Actually, the
technology uses sensor to sense soil moisture with a microcontroller in order to make a smart
switching device to help farmers. As one of the solutions to agricultural problems, this system
can help in keeping useful vegetables and plants. It is used to irrigate the harvest
automatically due to the lack of time by farmers to water their crops. Therefore, this system
will automatically take over the duties of farmers. This watering system can occur because of
sensors that control the flow of water and soil moisture. When the soil is dry, it will
automatically plant crops due to water control and humidity by the sensor. The cost for this
project not expensive and affordable to farmers. *(1)

After that, we make some improvement at the water container, where’s we use
concept flush at the toilet to measure the water level. When water already full in the water
container or is called tank, automatically the bouncy in the tank will be touch the inlet valve
and the inlet valve will stop water to enter into the tank. So, all water in the tank will be
watered on the plant. If the plant is not much, we will provide the small container. It is
because, if water too much it will be damage the plants and can cause the losses to farmer.
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 1.2 Problem Statement

Watering system is the most important thing in the planting and cultivates the plant.
The water we provide, which is the main element, will make sure the plants survive on
certain circumstances. As we all know, most of the gardener use the manual system to water
their plant but this system is not efficient. The plants will be dying if there is not enough
water or too much water supplies to the plant. The gardener will have hard time during the
drought season because of the soil is too dry. They need the watering system that helps them
to maintain the humidity of the soil.

In order to maintain the condition and overcome the problem, Automatic Plant Watering
System is used. This system is created to reduce the time by using automatic system rather
than manual way of watering. In other words, humidity sensor will control the condition in
the soil. Besides, arduino will be used as microcontroller that control object in the physical
and digital world. When humidity sensor detects the condition of soil then the signal send to
the water pump to maintain condition in the soil. These way workers are not needed to
maintain the plants. *(1)

Automatic plant watering also has the function to measure certain level of water before
watering the plant. As we all known, every plant need different amount of water for its life.
For example hibiscus need more water compared to cactus. This system allow gardener and
farmer set up the water level according to type of plant they have. So that the plant do not die
due to excessive water. This function also can save water while reduce the water bill for
every month. Besides, the farmer can save their money for water. *(2)
 1.3 Purpose of Study

The objective of this project is to design and develop humidity control and automatic
plant watering system. Besides, it to design and develop the prototype of the agricultural
based system .This system are allow to control the humidity of the soil by watering the plant
when the soil is dry. This project is constructed to provide opportunity for the gardener to
manage their plants. It also can help the gardeners reduce their work load. In short, such
system takes care of the water requirements of plants and totally eliminates manual watering.
*(1)

Next, the objective of this project is to design the watering system that can measure the
amount of water before watering the plant. Each plant species has an optimum level of water
range. This system avoid the plant from get excessive amount of water. Gardener do not need
to worry about amount of water that provide to their plant. The plants will never die if there is
not enough water supplies to the plant or vice versa. **(2)
2.0 COMPANY INFORMATION

2.1 Background of Company

For our ENT600 project, we have decided to make the automated watering plant system. So,
to help us with the project, we have chosen the Mutiara Figs Garden as our main company to
guide and share us about the industry that related to our project. Mutiara Figs Garden is a
company that dedicated to providing a quality choice for people looking for fresh fig, fig
products and fig plant. Mutiara Figs Garden was initiated by Mohd. Hilmi bin Yusoff, in his
own house at No. 9, Jalan Mutiara 7/1M, Seksyen 7 Shah Alam. By sourcing their figs from
their own farm, Mutiara Figs seeks to produce, create and promote great tasting, organic,
healthier and quality figs. Since they own a farm and produce the plant by themselves, so, we
think it is an opportunity for us to try expose our project to them.

Farm:

Products:

Fig Tea Sambal Bilis Fig Fresh Fig Jam

2.2 Organizational Structure

2.3 Product/Service

2.4 Technology

2.5 Business, Marketing, Operational Strategy

2.6 Financial Achievement

FUNCTION OF AUTOMATIC PLANT WATERING SYSTEM

During summers, most people are too lazy to water the potted plants on their rooftop gardens
every day. In this project we have implemented sensors which detect the humidity in the soil.
The project is a microcontroller based design which controls the water supply and the field to
be irrigated. There are sensors present in each field which are not activated till water is
present on the field. Once the field gets dry sensors sense the requirement of water in the field
and send a signal to the microcontroller. Microcontroller then supply water to that particular
field which has water requirement till the sensors is deactivated again.

It is programmed in such a way that it will sense the moisture level of the plants and supply
the water if required. This type of system is often used for general plant care, as part of caring
for small and large gardens.

People enjoy plants, their benefits and the feeling related to nurturing them. However for
most people it becomes challenging to keep them healthy and alive. To solve this problem we
made a project for those who cannot water the plant due to their busy schedule or when they
go outside for long time.*(1)
PROJECT SKECTHING

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DESIGN FOR WATER CONTAINER

Situation 1: If water level full / maximum, inlet valve close and water stop flow
Situation 2: If water level decreases, inlet valve can open and water can flow into water
container.

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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Advantages

 Using that product with smaller drop when watering, it can be reducing soil
compaction and also can preserve soil structure and nutrient.
 Save time and labour cost, normally self-watering must be use workers and need
watering twice a day, but that product automatic watering every day when the plant
need water.
 Can saving water for watering because water can spray depend soil moisture
condition
 Can control the fungal because the products control the soil moisture conditions.
 Discourage weed because water receive when the plant need water depend soil
moisture and can overwater when watering.

Disadvantages

 Cost for installation and maintenance the product for starting planting
 Watering stop when product break down or do not input water from tank.
 Must have right worker with that have skill and knowledge to control and monitor
the condition of product.

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