Water Pump system drawing

 

So basically this is the actual system would be. When it rains, water will go through the tube and collect into a huge container, and there has water pump go through from ground to the water container, so once you use the water pump, the water would come out and you can use it as gardening.

working process

 Vicky and Lubing are sewing the fabric for the fan

Where the concept is from

This is the original idea where our project is from, but we wanted to apply this technology to agriculture.

Working in the woodshop, April 28th

Vicky and Lubing figuring out how to put the fabric on the skeleton we
had made out of the wire rod

what the under part of the device o our model will look like! :)

2 happy people after we realized that the device actually rotates!

Most of the progress of the day and what the model looked like at the end of the day

Today we made a lot of progress! Don't forget our final meeting this Wednesday!!!

The rotating device for the model

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Sun exposure and Plants

Information about sun exposure and plants from: http://www.cactus-art.biz/note-book/Dictionary/Dictionary_S/dictionary_sun_exposure.htm

Sun exposure  [ Horticulture - Ecology ] (Luminosity level)	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
The amount of sun radiation (light intensity per duration of exposition) present in a given environment that represents a potential health threat to living organisms.   After hardiness ratings, soil and watering requirements one of the most important environmental factors to consider for plants growing is the amount of sun exposure they need or can tolerate. Light is critical for plant growth and blossoming. "Full sun" generally means that plants should receive and tolerate at least six hours or more of directsunlight  per day given that the most intense sunlight occurs mostly in the afternoon (with a little in the late morning), shadows during these hours have a big effect on how much light plants receive. Six hours of direct sun during the morning is very different from the same six hours in the afternoon. Morning sun, even if it is six hours worth of direct sun is still not strong enough to be considered anything more than partial sun (or part shade) The afternoon sun has a stronger intensity which makes it more powerful. "Bright shade" An environment that receives between 4-6 hours of direct sun, such as a very bright location with a high, diffuse canopy of trees. "Partial shade" (Also "light shade" or "half shade") An environment that receives between 2-4 hours  of direct sunn (morning sun and  afternoon shade) or a filtered shade through a canopy of shade trees insummer. Species which require some protection from prolonged hot sun, but which will tolerate some sun . Often these species prefer morning sun and afternoon shade. "Full shade" is an environment with no direct sun exposure or receiving  little direct sun, usually less than 2 hours such as a ground among buildings or dense evergreen tree growth which often prevent anything but dappled light from reaching the ground.

inspiration

After brainstorming once assigned our groups, and reviewing all the team-members initial ideas, we decided we wanted to work with Lubing's initial idea. His concept in relation to biomimicry was to create an umbrella/parasol that would mimic the sunflower's action. Sunflowers turn and face the sun and his idea was to have a parasol that would follow the sun so that it would block it and you wouldn't have to move!

As a team, we decided that we really liked that idea but that we wanted to make it into something that helps a broader audience and that is in a larger scale. 

So, we decided we wanted to customize this idea so that it would be suitable for agriculture.   

After researching minimal surfaces for the design of the shading part, this was the one we decided to go with.

Last sunday, while on our way to the home depot for supplies, we found this which we though would be helpful for us. We thought that the base of our project could look something like the base of the center piece sunflower and also the model making grass will be good to represent earth/plantation.