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Final Project - LED Alarm for a Moss Pot

0. I plan to intergrate techniques of:

Fabrication - CNC milling, molding and casting, fiber-felt composites, thermal forming into a pot kit for Moss Growing.

Electrics - DIY soil moisture sensor, measure change of resistance of dry to wet soil, at a certain wetness point the LED light alarm would turn on; if have more time, will have auto watering system as well.

1. Sketch of the system

 

2. Fabrication Part

Lasercut Layers

Two patterned grid burlap

Parts will come together

Thermal Form

Composites

This composites pot has:

1. resin as matrix at the bottom to seal the burlap layers

2. wood glue as matrix at the top for felts so that water could store at the top layers.

 

Cover

Come together - Ardurino code - at <400 LED will turn on.