The purpose of our final project was to create an unstable system that would allow us to investigate classical control design methods by controlling the system using a microcomputer. This was accomplished by creating a teeter-totter that pivoted around a central fulcrum and was controlled by a servo. The beam acted as a track for […]
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The objective of this project is to provide a multiplayer “pitch tuning” game in which the computer can determine the frequency of players’ input notes. The system guides two users through various states in which they are each given the chance to match a tone randomly selected by the computer. Players select their tone by
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The purpose of this project was to design a functioning digital meter to measure voltage, current, and resistance to a known accuracy. The project involved the integration of hardware and software to take an input measurement signal from a pair of high and low leads that was then displayed on an LCD per the rotary
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For our final project, we designed a 4-channel temperature controller using PID control. The system was designed to monitor and regulate the temperature of four individual channels by applying 120V to heating elements using on/off switching. This switching was indirectly manipulated by the micro-controller using relays. Data was continuously collected from resistive thermal devices (RTD’s)
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Our project consists of a vehicle designed to avoid collisions with objects and walls. The vehicle achieves this through the use of an onboard sensor to determine when such an object was close by. After recognizing an object within a certain distance the vehicle would then follow a series of parameters to determine the appropriate
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How many mundane devices upgrade to IoT because they let you monitor a single data point or a variable? That little nudge over the communication precipice allows you to charge 500% more. Now, if you are as handy as a Hackaday reader, you can throw a lazy afternoon at the problem and get the same
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The desired outcome of our final project was to create an autonomous robot that was programmed to move through a series of figures, then stop. Due to time constraints we limited the robot to “ drawing ” two figures, a five pointed star as well as a circle, on a piece of paper. We decided
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The objective of our project was to create an alarm system that could detect an intruder using an IR motion sensor. We used a keypad so the user could enter their password to arm and disarm the system. We also included an LCD so that users would be informed which state the alarm system was
The purpose of the Home Energy Monitor Final Project is to give people a better idea how much electrical power they consume in a residential system. The method used for this application will utilize a clip on noninvasive current sensor on each 120V line coming in to the residential breaker panel box. The power data
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For the final project we made an analog style clock with an Arduino microcontroller. To do this we used three major components: an RGB LED Strip, a DeadOn RTC, and a custom user interface. The LED strip is used to set the display around the clock. The DeadOn RTC is used to keep time independent
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