Browsing by Subject "Microcontroller"

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    Design and Implementation of Energy Usage Monitoring and Control Systems Using Modular IIOT Framework
    (2021-05) Chheta, Monil Vallabhbhai; Chien, Stanley Yung-Ping; Chen, Jie; Li, Lingxi
    This project aims to develop a cloud-based platform that integrates sensors with business intelligence for real-time energy management at the plant level. It provides facility managers, an energy management platform that allows them to monitor equipment and plant-level energy consumption remotely, receive a warning, identify energy loss due to malfunction, present options with quantifiable effects for decision-making, and take actions, and assess the outcomes. The objectives consist of: 1. Developing a generic platform for the monitoring energy consumption of industrial equipment using sensors 2. Control the connected equipment using an actuator 3. Integrating hardware, cloud, and application algorithms into the platform 4. Validating the system using an Energy Consumption Forecast scenario A Demo station was created for testing the system. The demo station consists of equip- ment such as air compressor, motor and light bulb. The current usage of these equipment is measured using current sensors. Apart from current sensors, temperature sensor, pres- sure sensor and CO2 sensor were also used. Current consumption of these equipment was measured over a couple of days. The control system was tested randomly by turning on equipment at random times. Turning on the equipment resulted in current consumption which ensured that the system is running. Thus, the system worked as expected and user could monitor and control the connected equipment remotely.
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    Robot Arm Interface with Microcontroller
    (2020-05-07) Miles, Koty; Montalvo-Hernandez, Carlos; Ku, Derek; Freije, Elizabeth
    To fulfill the needs of an advanced ECET microcontroller programming class, two robot arms are to be created for the students. These robot arms will have six degrees of freedom, interface with a microcontroller, and be controlled wirelessly with an Android application via Bluetooth. Once the robots are 3D printed and assembled, three new labs will be created and tested which will integrate these robot arms into the class. The first lab will be an introduction to servo motors and the robot arm, the second will include an ultrasonic sensor which will communicate with the robot, and the third will have two robots communicate with each other as well as a single Bluetooth device. An overview of the design of these robots is included in this document including the scope, decision matrices, schematic, design layout, test plan, bill of materials (BOM), assembly instructions, and user manual. The outcome of this project is crucial so that students will be able to have a user-friendly platform that allows them to practice and teach them how to properly program microcontrollers that will control these robots.