10.applications and implications

Project Overview

Fully automatic microcomputer-controlled skylight

⭐️What will it do?　

  • A fully automatic skylight for indoor ventilation and temperature control of a domed house.

⭐️Who’s done what beforehand?　

  • VELUX　There is a remote control opening, but no triangular window.
  • There is a triangular skylight, but it does not open automatically.
  • Reference materials.　self-made equatorial mount

⭐️What will you design?　

  • It closes automatically when it starts to rain.
  • It opens and closes automatically when it senses the temperature.
  • The shape is a pentagon based on a triangle and opens and closes like a petal.

Image from Gyazo

⭐️What materials and components will be used?
⭐️Where will come from?
⭐️How much will they cost? 　

Qty Description Price Link Notes
5 DC geared motor ¥1255 https://www.switch-science.com/catalog/2793/ Order many
5 TOOHUI end switch ¥890 https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07W91FFKD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
5 Rain senser ¥780 https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B01N1GOC7S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
5 WINGONEER end switch ¥899 https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B077X8XL56/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
1 24mm plywood 1/2 ¥1500
1 Temprature/Humidity senser class kit https://wiki.keyestudio.com/Ks0034_keyestudio_DHT11_Temperature_and_Humidity_Sensor
2 Acryl　board ¥9112 watahan home center
2 ６mm volt １m ¥322 watahan home center
1box bis ¥280 watahan home center
1set Acryl volt ¥305 watahan home center
1set Nat ６mm ¥192 watahan home center

⭐️What parts and systems will be made?　

  • Gear and motor stays
  • Stay between acrylic plate and hardware (all screws)
  • Pentagonal wooden window frame (pre-made)
  • Board (breadboard?)）
  • Acrylic opening (5 triangles)

⭐️What processes will be used?　（additive / subtractive）

  • Gear and motor stays → 3D printer
  • Stay between acrylic plate and hardware (all screws) → 3D printer
  • Pentagonal wooden window frame (pre-made) → CNC
  • Board (breadboard?)　→ SRM-20
  • Acrylic opening and closing part (5 triangles) → laser cutter (or handcut)

⭐️What questions need to be answered?　

  • The entire assembly, including board connections and circuit design, is not understood.
  • The right type and size of motor?
  • Selecting the right sensor and deciphering the data sheet
  • Learning python programming skills

⭐️How will it be evaluated?　 　→ See Checkpoint

System Diagram 1

checkpoint

flowchart

Schedule.