Systems and methods for providing air flow in a grow pod

Abstract

A controller for an air supplier of an assembly line grow pod is provided. The controller identifies a plant on one or more carts; determines an airflow rate based on an airflow recipe for the identified plant; controls an air supplier to output air through one or more outlet vents at the airflow rate; obtains an image of the plant; identifies a type of contaminants deposited directly on the plant based on the obtained image; and adjusts a power of the air output from the air supplier to remove the contaminants from the plant by the air based on the identified type of contaminants deposited directly on the plant.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A controller for an air supplier of an assembly line grow pod, the controller comprising:
 one or more processors;   one or more memory modules storing lighting recipes; and   machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to:
 identify a plant on one or more carts; 
 determine an airflow rate based on an airflow recipe for the identified plant; 
 control an air supplier to output air through one or more outlet vents at the airflow rate; 
 obtain an image of the plant; 
 identify a type of contaminants deposited directly on the plant based on the obtained image; and 
 adjust a power of the air output from the air supplier to remove the contaminants from the plant by the air based on the identified type of contaminants deposited directly on the plant. 
   
     
     
         2 . The controller of  claim 1 , wherein the machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to change a direction of the air exhausted from the one or more outlet vents. 
     
     
         3 . The controller of  claim 1 , wherein the machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to:
 receive data from one or more airflow sensors; and   adjust the airflow rate based on data received from the one or more airflow sensors.   
     
     
         4 . The controller of  claim 1 , wherein the machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to:
 receive an image of the plant captured by an imaging device;   process the captured image of the plant; and   identify the plant based on the processed image.   
     
     
         5 . The airflow control system of  claim 4 , wherein the machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to update the airflow recipe for the plant and store the updated airflow recipe in the one or more memory modules based on the captured image of the plant. 
     
     
         6 . The controller of  claim 2 , wherein the machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to determine the direction of the air based on the identified plant.