Abstract
This study explored the use of newer techniques to create a custom data acquisition system for horticultural purposes. Common horticultural lab equipment was used to measure environmental variables within a plant growth chamber, known as a cuvette. The cuvette was used to test various combinations of growing conditions and plant crops to gather data on the most feasible scheme for astronauts to remain in space in perpetuity. The lab equipment was networked to a common personal computer running custom software. The software developed is a multithreaded program making use of the Microsoft .Net framework. It periodically gathers and charts data from the horticulture lab equipment, saves the data to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, and disseminates the data via the Internet.
Keywords
Data Acquisition System, Cuvette, .NET Framework, Multithreading, Microsoft Excel
Date of this Version
4-23-2010
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
Department Head
Robert J. Herrick
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Month of Graduation
May
Year of Graduation
2010
Degree
Master of Science
Head of Graduate Program
Gary Bertoline
Advisor 1 or Chair of Committee
Jeffrey Honchell
Advisor 2
Cary Mitchell
Advisor 3
Neal Widmer
Committee Member 1
Jeffrey Honchell
Committee Member 2
Cary Mitchell
Committee Member 3
Neal Widmer