I developed a simplified method for commercial mushroom production which would allow a small team of employees to grow and harvest mushrooms without requiring expertise of the industry. I used design studies to assess the traditional growing process and engineered solutions to address complex and tedious aspects of it through mechanical design, sensing, and IoT.

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In my project mushrooms are grown inside of a low-cost and easy to maintain grow rig made of off the shelf and 3D printed components.

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Sensors inside of the rigs monitor temperature, humidity, air quality. This data is then recorded and monitored to adjust the parameters of a growing rig to increase the rate of growth. Alerts are automatically sent via email to alert a worker for unusual activity.

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The grow rigs are designed to be scalable by stacking. Cost is reduced by sharing electronic components vertically within a stack. A full bill of materials is available in the report below.

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Analysis showed that growing and supplying these mushrooms to the food industry through this method could create a revenue of £7.29 per square meter per day.

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