FYRE - Katy Joyce and Timi Oduleye: Designing a Smart, Modular Greenhouse for Rural India
Congratulations to Katy Joyce and Timi Oduleye for successfully completing the First Year Research Experience (FYRE) program. They presented their research at the poster ceremony entitled "FYRE - Katy Joyce and Timi Oduleye: Designing a Smart, Modular Greenhouse for Rural India". You can view a copy of their poster as a PDF through this link. I co-advised Katy and Timi with Farrokh Mistree, a professor in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, a frequent collaborator of mine from the XGEM project.
Short Summary
Indian citizens have difficulties making money in rural areas. Farming, a popular avenue towards making money in these areas, can be inefficient at times. The high cost of conventional greenhouse farming limits its use to high-value crops, excluding some farmers. Katy and Timi designed a smart, modular greenhouse for rural India by determining the functional, technical, safety, and buildability requirements for the problem. From this problem statement and requirements list, they created a Function Structure with a Morphological Chart to generate randomized design options. Upon generating new concepts, they conducted a Plus-Minus-Interesting analysis, a Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat analysis, and a Process Decision Program Chart to identify challenges and solutions. Using a Go No/Go table they selected a design which best fit the problem statement.
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Originally published: 2024-05-02 12:00:02
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