Applications and Implications
Project Idea
Is to make a counting and directing attachment that receives the Caps on a slope with a directional gate that directs the cap to different box each time the counter signals the pre-set number of caps.
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What will it do?
A laser trap counting sensor will be installed at the top of the attachment, it will count the received caps then after reaching the preset count, it will signal to a Servo motor board that will rotate the motor righ or left, this motor is attached to a gating arm that will direct the caps to different cartons.
who has done what beforehand?
I contacted the machine maker of my cap assembley machine and inquired about such attachment, and they said they already do it and quoted to me with 500 USD
Bill Of Materials
| COMPONENT | COUNT | UNIT PRICE |
TOTAL PRICE |
VENDOR | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Diode | 1 | 2 USD | 2 USD | Ram Electronics | Link |
| Attiny 45 | 1 | 1 USD | 1 USD | Farnell | |
| PhotoTransistor | 1 | 1.5 USD | 1.5 USD | Farnell | |
| 10K Ohm Resistors | 3 | 0.1 USD | 0.3 USD | Farnell | |
| Capacitor 1uf | 2 | 0.46 USD | 0.92 USD | Farnell | |
| Servo Motor | 1 | 3.5 USD | 3.5 USD | Ram Electronics | Link |
| Attiny 44 | 1 | 1 USD | 1 USD | Farnell | |
| Resonator 20MHZ | 1 | 0.5 USD | 0.5 USD | Farnell | |
| 3mm Plywood sheet | 4 | 0.5USD | 2USD | ||
| Total Cost | 13USD |
what parts and systems will be made?
- Input Device, which is a counting sensor and includes:
- PCB board with phototransistor "Design + manufacturing"
- Laser Diode module
- Case design
- Case Manufacturing
- Programming
- Output Device, which is a servo motor board and includes:
- PCB board to control the servo "Design + manufacturing"
- Case design
- Case Manufacturing
- Shaft Horn Design
- Shaft Horn manufacturing
- Programming
- Chasis, which includes:
- Computer Aided design
- Digital manufacturing
- Assembling
The Processes and Tasks: status and schedule
| PART | TASK | PROCESS | STATUS | DEAD LINE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input device | PCB Design | Electronics Design | ||
| PCB Manufacturing | Electronics Production | |||
| Laser Diode module | Purchase | |||
| Case design | CAD | 26 May | ||
| Case Manufacturing | 3D Printing | 29 May | ||
| Programming | Embeddded programming | |||
| Output device | PCB Design | Electronics Design | ||
| PCB Manufacturing | Electronics Production | |||
| Case Design | CAD | 26 May | ||
| Case Manufacturing | 3D Printing | 29 May | ||
| Shaft Horn Design | CAD | 31 May | ||
| Shaft Horn Manufacturing | 3D Printing | 31 May | ||
| Programming | Embeddded programming | |||
| Chasis | Design | CAD | 26 May | |
| Manufacture | Laser Cutting | 29 May | ||
| Assemble | - | 1 June | ||
| Integeration | Assemble and integerate all the parts |
- | 5 June | |
| Wiring and testing | Networking - communication | 5 June |
Evaluation Criteria:
- Show the skill that you learned through the academy
- 2D and 3D Modelling
- Additive manufacturing
- Substractive Manufacturing
- Input Device "Electronics design & manufacturing.
- Output Device "Electronics design & manufacturing.
- Embeded Programming and coding
- The Machine should be functional.
- Cost must be less than 250$ "half price of buying"