Developing Our Patent-Pending 4IR Greenhouse Monitoring & Control System and Farmer-Level Smart Greenhouse Training
By Md. Mamunur Reza (Assistant Program Director, APCU-BADC PARTNER & PhD Fellow)
Event Focus: Indigenous 4IR Greenhouse & Production Monitoring and Control System (Patent Applied) and Farmer-Level Smart Greenhouse Training (আমাদের তৈরিকৃত 4IR প্রযুক্তি ব্যবহার করে গ্রীনহাউজ ও উৎপাদন মনিটরিং ও কন্ট্রোলিং সিস্টেম — প্যাটেন্ট এর জন্য আবেদন করা হয়েছে & কৃষকের পর্যায়ে আধুনিক গ্রিনহাউজে সবজি ও ফল উৎপাদন প্রশিক্ষণ)
Synthesizing insights from our fieldwork in Bangladesh and fellowship in South Korea, we engineered an indigenous Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Greenhouse & Production Monitoring and Control System and filed for Patent Protection—laying the hardware and cloud foundation that evolved into our commercial FarmHub & SensPanel platform.
Core Capabilities of the 4IR Monitoring & Control System
- Real-Time Microclimate & Root-Zone Sensing: Continuous tracking of air temperature, relative humidity, VPD, PAR light intensity, substrate moisture, EC, and pH.
- Automated Relay Control: Autonomous switching of drip irrigation solenoids, fogging pumps, exhaust fans, and shade curtains based on crop-stage thresholds.
- Farmer-Centric Field Training: Translating 4IR telemetry into practical agronomic rules for high-value melon, tomato, capsicum, and cucumber growers.