Proposal Report
Below is the Proposal Report for our Senior Design project.
Design Report
Below is the Design Report for our Senior Design project.
Design Report
Below is the Design Report for our Senior Design project.
Senior Design Project Proposed Ideas
Below are the 4 project ideas we proposed for our senior design project.
Project Proposal 1
Project Proposal 2
Project Proposal 3
Project Proposal 4
Solar Tree Station
Automated Solar Chicken Coop
Automated Solar Greenhouse
Automated Litter Box
This solar tree station isn't like your typical solar tree. The redesigned silhouette, and all angle sun capturing solar panels will provide optimum energy gained from this planet's largest natural resource. This structure can be used for residential or business purposes. The multitude of rotating solar panels will convert the power of the sun to power we can use, and store it to a battery or battery charging station. The tree will use a microprocessor that will control the motors to turn the leaves, and control the optional safety lock box (business purpose only).
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Specific design to get all angles of sun exposure
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Rotating “leafs”
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Power is saved to power bank / generator type device.
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Design a MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) system to determine the maximum power generating point.
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DC converter to manage the output voltage
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Storage box to hold personal items - business option only not residential
This fully automated chicken coop is powered by solar energy.​ The coop will ensure your little hens and roosters have a comfortable living area, without having to fully rely on their caregivers. This coop will have a feeder that drops feed whenever it gets too low, a water filtration system, an automatic door opener for the morning release into the yard, and a dim night light for the chickens. Your little chickens will be so happy you decided to automate their home with this system.
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Auto feeder, door morning opener, dim night light
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Sensor to see when feed is low
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Door set on timer to open in the AM
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Will have to close coop door at night to ensure all chickens are inside
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Water filter system
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Use solar power to run entire system
This automated solar powered greenhouse has built-in solar panels that will run the system. This system will check the PH levels of each planter box, automatically water each box if the soil gets too dry, and also notify you when your crops are ready! There will be a touch screen device in the greenhouse that will help ensure your system is running smoothly. You can go into each box and check the PH levels and see how soon your crops are to being ready. This system will work great for people who have green or brown thumbs as it helps with some of the most important aspects of gardening.
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Build a greenhouse with PH level testers, automated watering, harvest notifier?
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Touch screen to view everything
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PH levels will display on touch screen so gardener will know if plants need anything
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Moisture sensor to turn on auto watering system
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Use touch screen to set harvest notifier / reminder date / time frame for each crop - touch screen ill show a notification reminder
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Use solar power to run entire system
This automated litter box will clean a soiled box with only a few user interactions automatically. The idea is to build a cleaning system that will scoop litter daily, dump waste into a separate container, refill the litter box with the fresh new litter, and neutralize smells. The litter box has a motion sensor within the container to make sure your kitties are not in the unit while the cleaning is in progress.
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Cleans litter box with little human interaction
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Litter sifts once a day
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Completely dumps litter after 1 week, and refills with clean litter
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LED light will indicate when dirty litter bin needs to be emptied
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LED light will indicate when clean litter chamber needs to be refilled (should hold 1 40 lb box of litter?)
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Deodorizer is sprayed once a day or every other day
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Sensors will be placed to ensure kitty is not in box when cleanings happen
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User only needs to refill clean litter chamber (once every 2 or 3 weeks?), empty dirty litter bin (once a week? Every 2 weeks?), and refill deodorizer
