Milestones
We first met with our client in order to get a clearer picture of what was expected of us. We inspected the instrument that we would be modifying as well as determined some requirements for our design based on communications and power requirements. Next, we asked Professor Heynssens to be our technical advisor so that when we had questions, she could help us. We researched work that had been done previously in order to build off of the successes of other teams. We selected our valve with the help of our client and constructed a control circuit for it that would be robust enough to handle the environment in which it would be deployed.
Again, with our clients help, we secured a generator to power our project because it was our best option to provide the energy needed to keep things running in a mobile fashion. We learned from our client that the deployment site had a wireless network, so will use her instrument to act as a "remote desktop" via wireless connection to command the arduino that controls the valve with a wired connection. Next, we have to build a mobile platform that our client can put her equipment on so that she may transport the entire project around the forest which is the deployment site. Lastly, we will build a DIY document so that other people in our client's field may replicate our work easily.
-Valve circuit designed and constructed
-Power System designed
-Initial Valve purchased and working with control circuit
-Gas Generator obtained by client
-Arduino IDE installed on client's instrument
-Remaining parts ordered
Presentation covering the initial plan for the project, the constraints and requirements designated by our client.
Presentation covering the completed design for the electronic valve, communication system, and the project timeline for the Spring semester
Presentation covering the recent state of the project. Includes the progress of subsystem that follow the project schedule and changes made due to setbacks.
- Gantt Project
- DC Electronic Valve
- Arduino Uno
- Arduino IDE
- Universal Fuel Line
- Extended Run Fuel Cap
- 1000Watt Gas Generator
- 12-Gallon gas tank
- AC Electronic Valve
- Gardening Cart
- Solid State 3 Channel Relay
- CyberPower 900W UPS
- TechKey USB Wi-Fi Network Adapter
-Wi-Fi adapter added to hardware list to enable wireless internet capability
-Gas Generator used instead of marine deep cycle battery
-Electronic Valve changed for compatibility
-UPS added as safety buffer