Development and Integration of an IoT Application and Sensor Suite into Indoor Vertical Farming Product Line

开发物联网应用程序和传感器套件并将其集成到室内垂直农业产品线中

• 批准号: 561571-2021
• 负责人: Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi
• 金额: $ 1.75万
• 依托单位: Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=724172
• 关键词: Development; Integration; IoT; Application; Sensor

Just vertical is a premier vertical growing and vertical farming systems provider for residential and small-scale commercial urban farmers in Canada. A dedicated research and innovation company, Just Vertical is continually investing efforts to optimize its products according to customer needs and market research. The implementation of IoT solutions to their product line is critical to maintaining the technological vanguard meeting the market needs and industry tendencies for task automation. However, Just Vertical requires further expertise and technical capabilities. In collaboration, Just Vertical and Lambton College will focus on the development and implementation of IoT solutions to Just Vertical existing garden systems by automating variables of irrigation (pump duration/triggers), lighting (duration and dimmability), and monitoring water, as well as incorporating built-in innovative ways to have these gardens remain controlled locally and remotely. By implementing IoT solutions to the existing developed products, the client will have the flexibility to monitor the plant growth with little complexity. The overall outcome of this collaborative project is the implementation of the IoT solution to Just Vertical products, and improvement of Just Vertical's existing mobile app, and the integration of the app to a new sensor suite. This will add significant value to the business and strengthen the company's position as a market leader. As well, this presents new market opportunities as the company will be able to expand into new B2B commercial markets with scalable technology. It is expected that this will drive innovation in Ontario and generate revenue of $20 million-plus in the next five years, while also leading to the creation of 12-15 full-time positions in R&D, sales and marketing, and manufacturing from this product development.

Just Vertical是加拿大住宅和小规模商业城市农民的主要垂直种植和垂直农业系统供应商。作为一家专注于研究和创新的公司，Just Vertical不断投入精力，根据客户需求和市场研究优化其产品。将物联网解决方案实施到其产品线中对于保持技术先锋，满足市场需求和任务自动化的行业趋势至关重要。然而，Just Vertical需要更多的专业知识和技术能力。在合作中，Just Vertical和兰顿学院将专注于开发和实施物联网解决方案，通过自动化灌溉变量（泵持续时间/触发器），照明（持续时间和可调光性）和监测水，以及结合内置的创新方法，使这些花园保持本地和远程控制。通过将物联网解决方案应用于现有的开发产品，客户将能够灵活地监控植物生长，而复杂性很小。该合作项目的总体成果是为Just Vertical产品实施物联网解决方案，改进Just Vertical现有的移动的应用程序，并将该应用程序集成到新的传感器套件中。这将为业务增加重要价值，并巩固公司作为市场领导者的地位。这也带来了新的市场机遇，因为该公司将能够通过可扩展的技术扩展到新的B2B商业市场。预计这将推动安大略的创新，并在未来五年内创造2000多万美元的收入，同时还将在研发、销售和营销以及产品开发制造方面创造12-15个全职职位。