APOLLO AGRIVERSE / EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS

Intelligent Soil Lab V4

SIMULATEDUncalibrated reference model

DAY 0 / VEGETATIVE3D REFERENCE GEOMETRY

EXPERIMENT

Instrumented root zone

No physical sensor stream is connected. Results are model outputs, not field measurements.

Profile water0 mmGel water0 mmMass residual0 mm

Treatment and matched control

0 model hours

Water ledger, mm	Treatment	Control	Difference

TreatmentUntreated controlTop-layer volumetric water, %

Model and instrumentation record

Development release 4.0.0

IoT-integrated mulch

Removable sensing harness with separate sheet-temperature, trace-continuity and soil-moisture channels. The model varies surface coverage; it does not predict electrical resistance from moisture.

Acquisition: ESP32 / reviewed ADC / RS-485
Transport: Sequence + observation time + quality
Evidence: Bench calibration required

Hydrogel reservoir

Water absorbed from the top layer is tracked in a separate store and released during modeled drying. Capacity and kinetic rates are assumptions, not product dose recommendations.

Uptake rate: 0.12 per hour, illustrative
Release rate: 0.06 per hour, moisture-limited
Qualification: Salinity, cycling, ageing, soil load

Scope and validation

Three-layer bucket balance, bounded root uptake and separate evaporation/transpiration. ET0 uses a simplified daily FAO-56 calculation with scenario weather. This is not Richards-equation hydrology, a validated growth predictor, or a fertilizer prescription engine.

FAO-56 water-balance reference Open controlled engineering library