Diseño y simulación de un sistema automatizado para el cultivo vertical hidropónico de brócoli.

Abstract

The present work intends to make known about the study of design and simulation of an automated system for vertical hydroponic cultivation of broccoli, where fundamentals related to broccoli and the necessary nutrients are detailed. Hydroponics as such was also studied, being the description, components, and essential characteristics of this innovative technology. Ending with the state of the art of some works related to this technique in Ecuador. In the methodology, all the studies that were necessary to obtain the desired model of the prototype are developed, such as the definition of the product, conceptual design, materialization design and detailed design; where there is a lot of emphasis on the three main materialization designs necessary to obtain the operating elements for this, the structural, hydraulic and control system design is developed. These designs used help to determine the structural and hydraulic components based on formulations and calculations, the Ladder and Fuzzy system that allows programming actions of nutrient actuators. Finally, in the results section, the general scheme of the desired vertical hydroponic system was obtained; with the analysis of the maximum efforts and safety factors, analysis of power and dimensions of pumps and pipes required and the defuzzification of the Fuzzy system that allows the supply of nutrients, without leaving aside in the annexes section information required for the selection of the options for the implementation to the hydroponic system with the necessary plans for its possible subsequent manufacture.