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Item Ambient Temperature Control(2017-04-28) Maizama Gaya, Ayouba; Goodman, DavidThis report is a summary of my senior design project. The project is called Ambient Temperature Control. This paper includes the parts and design of the project, how it is made and designed. It will also document all important stages of the project as well as any big changes that were made during the process. Consumers love great products with great quality but at the same time affordable. Modern thermostats can be very expensive and unaffordable for many of us. I decided to use to senior design project to create a temperature control device that will not break the bank. The device will read ambient temperature and based on a set point, a fan will turn on to keep that set point within a range. All this is possible by combining designed hardware, a built software and an interface to bring everything to life.Item Analog Magnetic Levitation System(2024-05-03) Carlson, Evan; Martinez, Ricardo; Alkhalifah, Ali; Weissbach, RobertThe Magnetic Levitation System operates as a closed-loop system, incorporating a photoresistor to provide feedback. The feedback mechanism enables the system to accurately ascertain the vertical position of the ball bearing within space.Item API’s & Machine Learning Principles For Fire Systems(2024-04-24) Felts, Joshua; Moe, Chris; Weissbach, Robert; Freije, Elizabeth; Pash, PhillipThe FireConnect product line exists as a well-developed system for remote monitoring of fire protection systems with an extensive array of compatibility and iterations based on the controller manufacturers and their product lines, each with their own unique communication protocols. The FireConnect service provides the user with a unique interface for their monitoring service with access through a web-based browser or a dedicated mobile application. This product also collects and aggregates the same data on the service providers cloud-based servers, where we as the manufacturer can access this data via an API, or Application Programming Interface. This provides us, the manufacturer, with a plethora of data with an infinite amount of value, ripe with potential for monetization. The problem is nothing has been developed to make use of the data and its untapped potential outside of the real-time monitoring system unless an individual with extensive experience and industry knowledge were to examine the data trends. The goal of this project was to use the data in such a way to generate sales based on the logical use of this data and industry specific requirements for maintenance and testing, to provide automatically generated leads. These leads are to be automatically populated on a user interface, not to be confused with the existing product offering, but to be used by customer service or sales managers to proactively engage with customers, while simultaneously generating an email-based notification for the customer on file.Item Applying IPD Lean Principals to Healthcare Capital Projects(2020-07-28) Bastin, BradOver the last 15-25 years, lean principals have evolved and been applied and promoted to the construction industry through organizations like the Lean Construction Institute (LCI). This project will demonstrate how these proven lean management principles and integrated project delivery (IPD) provide a successful alternative for delivering healthcare capital projects. In the right context, integrated project delivery and lean construction process can significantly benefit the healthcare construction industry. When planning lean projects, the project team must consider what tools and processes will be applied. The main drivers regarding lean and integrated project delivery are the owner's appetite for lean, project budget, stakeholder culture, and the project size. These variables will determine the level of lean intensity and process integration.Item Asset Management Plan Development for a Wastewater Treatment Plant(2019-07-10) Wiggam, Lacie B.; Weissbach, Robert; Ray, Veto M.; Rennels, KennethThis paper offers insight on the process utilized for developing a basic asset management and maintenance program for a series of assets at a wastewater treatment plant. The wastewater treatment plant where this project was conducted did not have an existing record of its assets nor did it have any type of substantial maintenance plan in place. This ultimately hindered the plant from prolonging the life of its assets and tracking any finances spent on their maintenance and repair. Throughout the duration of this project, asset information was obtained and an asset inventory was created. Operation and maintenance manuals, as well as other supplemental information for each of the assets identified, were obtained in order to develop a substantial maintenance plan for each of the assets. The conclusion of this project resulted in a current asset inventory and a proposed maintenance plan for each of the assets identified. The project provided management at the wastewater treatment plant with a framework for the further development of their asset management plan as well as maintenance plans for any additions to their asset inventory in the future. This project provided a basic framework that allows management to continue to track maintenance and repair costs for the assets in their inventory if they choose to continue to do so. During the course of this project, management of the plant requested that all identifying information is removed. Per management’s request, all identifying information has been removed throughout this paper and all of the other deliverables that were involved in this project. Keywords: asset management, asset maintenance, asset inventory, preventative maintenance, wastewater treatment plant, maintenance plan, reactive maintenance, corrective maintenanceItem The Automated Home Window Project(2020-04-30) Ashcraft, Samuel; Bessesen, Chad; Burke, Alyssa; Weissbach, RobertTerry Walden, a homebuilder and the project sponsor, expressed the need for a vinyl window that can be controlled electronically by a cell phone application. The window will be automated using a Wi-Fi Stepper Microcontroller, a NEMA 23 stepper motor, a worm-gear, and an android application. The automated window will operate by pressing a button on the android phone. This button will send a script to the microcontroller board. From there, the board will control the stepper motor that is attached to the worm gear, effectively closing or opening the window depending on which button was pressed. The frame of the window and the window itself are provided by the sponsor. In order to meet sponsor requirements, the entire electrical and mechanical pieces will fit within a 4inch envelope above the window. The window will fully open, or fully close, within 10 seconds and the voltage to each window will not exceed ~24 VDC. There is an overcurrent sensor that will determine when the window is fully open, fully closed, or obstructed by a foreign object for safety. Opening the window will still be possible manually. The system will operate within the sponsor's needs as it meets each requirement listed in the Specifications Requirements table - which can be found in Chapter 2. To verify that the automated window has met the functional specifications, the test procedures were implemented. The testing specifications have been approved by both the sponsor and Dr. Weissbach. The results of the tests can be found in the Test Specifications document of the report and more information can be found in Chapter 5 of this report.Item Automated Ramen Noodle Vending Machine(2018-12-04) Ragozzino, Dan R.; Goodman, DavidContained in the following report is a complete and detailed document of the design and implementation for the development of an automated ramen noodle vending machine unit. Covered topics include justification and specification development, which considers target consumer audience as well as some considerations for safety ratings and features that are required for consumer appliances. Also covered is the development and implementation phase, entailing translating design into a physical and functional prototype that achieves specifications detailed in the design phase. There are three major components of the development phase: hardware, interface and software. Each component of development is covered in detail, including troubleshooting and on-the-fly changes made to design to accommodate issues that arise during the prototype development. The last section of the document includes some considerations for iterative design. Issues encountered during prototype development will also be documented. A fully detailed operations guide will also be included. In the appendices of the document are the full printout of the software, detailed spec sheets of individual hardware components, as well as documents from the design phase.Item Automated Test Cell for Compressed Gas(2019-04-30) Meni, Ani; Pereira, Thomas; Griffith, Emma; Goodman, David; Lin, BillThis report details the components, decisions, and functionality to modify a manual system designed to gather data to create equations that correlate pressure and ultrasonic dB to flow. Our modifications turn the entirely manual system into a system that will automatically gather data from each sensor and write them to an Excel file. The data collected can then be used to create the equations.Item Automobile Electrical System(2019-05-05)The goal of the senior project is to enable students who will soon graduate to see all aspects of a major project. From the conception of design to the completion and commissioning of the final product, there are many steps in the design process students will need to be familiar with before entering the workforce. The project is broken down into two semesters with the first semester focusing on design and the following semester centered around the build. The project assigned was a model of an automobile electrical system that can be used for freshman level laboratories. From the specifications to the system layout, the project design was completed.Item Batch Mixing Skid Senior Design Capstone 2024(2024-05-01) Gibbs, Hayden; Wheeler , Zachary; Isaacs, Laiten; Freije , Elizabeth; Pash , Phillip; Weissbach , RobertThis report will look at the Batch Mixing Skid located in ET222 of the Engineering Technology building. The purpose of the Batch Mixing Skid is to provide a comprehensive solution to demonstrate how various instrumentation can be integrated and utilized to monitor and automate a system. This system uses a PLC and HMI to control solenoid valves and pumps to move water to different tanks, as well as heating and mixing the liquids. This process is designed to replicate what could be seen in an industrial setting, but at a smaller scale. The current Batch Mixing Skid is loud, inefficient, and a burden to use making it difficult for faculty and students within the ECET 35100 to learn about the instrumentation on the Batch Mixing Skid. While this project has been worked on by multiple groups in the past, our goal is to make this system more user-friendly, more efficient, and made to last as well as to create a great platform for students to learn from. We will do this by replacing the systems' plumbing, installing a new PLC and HMI system, rewriting the code from the ground up, as well as other improvements. The goal, outcome, and why this project is significant is that this is a system that will be used by the department for many years to come. This aims to teach students in ECET 35100 more about instrumentation, PLCs, and ladder logic