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Direct Drive Solar Panel Control Circuit, Marcorios Bekheit
Direct Drive Solar Panel Control Circuit, Marcorios Bekheit
Physics
A control circuit is built for insulated solar electric cookers (ISEC). Power delivery and temperature safety are the focus. Using a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm, Arduino Nano, voltage and current sensors, and a buck converter, the solar panel’s output power was maximized for a direct load heat resistor with 3.5Ω for a range of solar intensities. Using a resistance temperature detector, a temperature sensor is built for safety shutoff.
Roborodentia Robot: Treadbot, Stephen C. Schmidt
Roborodentia Robot: Treadbot, Stephen C. Schmidt
Computer Science and Software Engineering
This document is a summary of my contest entry to the 2018 Cal Poly Roborodentia competition. It is meant to be a process overview and design outline of the mechanical, electrical, and software components of my robot.
Rfid Microscope Lab, Patricia Carranza
Rfid Microscope Lab, Patricia Carranza
Computer Engineering
The RFID Microscope Lab is a new exhibit created for the San Luis Obispo Children's Museum. The goal of the project is to create a modern, interactive exhibit that will teach children about different natural specimens through the use of technology. A computer, custom software, and RFID technology, will be used to display facts, microscopic images, and short videos of ten different specimens.
Fluid Midi Ribbon Guitar, Noah Baker
Fluid Midi Ribbon Guitar, Noah Baker
Electrical Engineering
This project was developed to create a new electronic instrument based off of a guitar. The design will give the user more chord combinations than are available on a typical guitar, the ability to retune each “string”, and customizable MIDI controller outputs, while trying to retain a similar playing style. The initial design for this project included implementing an onboard synthesizer (analog or digital). This idea was scrapped for time and cost considerations and replaced with MIDI output which will yield user customizable sound through virtual instruments, such as Massive.
Alternative Wheelchair Control System, Jessica Hendricks, Tara Keigharn
Alternative Wheelchair Control System, Jessica Hendricks, Tara Keigharn
Electrical Engineering
We geared this project towards assisting an individual with limited[1] motor function to operate a wheelchair. The product targets individuals who find use of a joystick is ineffective or painful. We focused our design on the wheelchair bought from Adaptive Driving Systems (Driving, 2013); but ultimately we would like to field a final product capable of applying to any electric wheelchair. Our goal: a person to operate the electric wheelchair using sensors that transmit a translation of an individual’s hand movement through a wireless transmission to a microcontroller installed on the wheel chair that then controls the wheelchair’s movement. …
Robot X, Alan Truong, Alex Haag
Robot X, Alan Truong, Alex Haag
Computer Engineering
The following report outlines the design decisions behind Robot X for the 2012 Cal Poly Roborodentia competition held annually during Open House. This investigation includes detailed overview of Robot X's sensory system, driving system, conveyor belt system, and can compartment system. In addition, basic hardware and software design are explored.