Saturday 24 October 2015

Week 6: Components specifications and descriptions

Objective for this week : To know with more details about the components and function for this component.


For this week i research about the all component i use to this Final Year Project. I continued with another components specifications and descriptions. Below, are show the pictures of components that I used in my project later :

1. RESISTOR



A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element. The current through a resistor is in direct proportion to the voltage across the resistor's terminals. Thus, the ratio of the voltage applied across a resistor's terminals to the intensity of current through the circuit is called resistance.

Resistors are common elements of electrical networks and electronic circuits and are ubiquitous in electronic equipment. Practical resistors can be made of various compounds and films, as well as resistance wire (a high-resistivity alloy, such as nickel-chrome). Resistors are also implemented within integrated circuits, particularly analog devices, and can also be integrated into hybrid and printed circuits.

In a high-voltage circuit, attention must sometimes be paid to the rated maximum working voltage of the resistor. Practical resistors have a series inductance and a small parallel capacitance. In a low-noise amplifier or pre-amp, the noise characteristics of a resistor may be an issue. The unwanted inductance, excess noise, and temperature coefficient are mainly dependent on the technology used in manufacturing the resistor. They are not normally specified individually for a particular family of resistors manufactured using a particular technology. A family of discrete resistors is also characterized according to its form factor, that is, the size of the device and the position of its leads (terminals) which is relevant in the practical manufacturing of circuits using them.

2. BATTERY

The most common form of nine-volt battery is designated NEDA 1604, IEC 6LR61 or U.K. "Ever Ready" type PP3. The battery is a rectangular prism shape with rounded edges and a polarized snap connector at the top.

This type is commonly used in pocket transistor radios, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide alarms, guitar effect units, and radio-controlled vehicle controllers. They are also used as backup power to keep the time in certain electronic clocks. This format is commonly available in primary carbon-zinc and alkaline chemistry, in primary lithium iron disulfide, and in rechargeable form in nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride types.

3, Light Emitting Diode

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting. Introduced as a practical electronic component in 1962, early LEDs emitted low-intensity red light, but modern versions are available across the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared wavelengths, with very high brightness.

When a light-emitting diode is forward-biased (switched on), electrons are able to recombine with electron holes within the device, releasing energy in the form of photons. This effect is called electroluminescence and the color of the light (corresponding to the energy of the photon) is determined by the energy gap of the semiconductor. LEDs are often small in area (less than 1 mm2), and integrated optical components may be used to shape its radiation pattern.

 LEDs present many advantages over incandescent light sources including lower energy consumption, longer lifetime, improved robustness, smaller size, and faster switching. LEDs powerful enough for room lighting are relatively expensive and require more precise current and heat management than compact fluorescent lamp sources of comparable output.

4. DC Motor


A DC motor is any of a class of electrical machines that converts direct current electrical power into mechanical power. The most common types rely on the forces produced by magnetic fields. Nearly all types of DC motors have some internal mechanism, either electromechanical or electronic, to periodically change the direction of current flow in part of the motor. Most types produce rotary motion; a linear motor directly produces force and motion in a straight line.

DC motors were the first type widely used, since they could be powered from existing direct-current lighting power distribution systems. A DC motor's speed can be controlled over a wide range, using either a variable supply voltage or by changing the strength of current in its field windings. Small DC motors are used in tools, toys, and appliances. The universal motor can operate on direct current but is a lightweight motor used for portable power tools and appliances. Larger DC motors are used in propulsion of electric vehicles, elevator and hoists, or in drives for steel rolling mills. The advent of power electronics has made replacement of DC motors with AC motors possible in many applications.

5. CAPACITOR




A capacitor (originally known as a condenser) is a passive two-terminal electrical component used to store electrical energy temporarily in an electric field. The forms of practical capacitors vary widely, but all contain at least two electrical conductors (plates) separated by a dielectric (i.e. an insulator that can store energy by becoming polarized). The conductors can be thin films, foils or sintered beads of metal or conductive electrolyte, etc. The nonconducting dielectric acts to increase the capacitor's charge capacity. A dielectric can be glass, ceramic, plastic film, air, vacuum, paper, mica, oxide layer etc. Capacitors are widely used as parts of electrical circuits in many common electrical devices. Unlike a resistor, an ideal capacitor does not dissipate energy. Instead, a capacitor stores energy in the form of an electrostatic field between its plates.

When there is a potential difference across the conductors (e.g., when a capacitor is attached across a battery), an electric field develops across the dielectric, causing positive charge +Q to collect on one plate and negative charge −Q to collect on the other plate. If a battery has been attached to a capacitor for a sufficient amount of time, no current can flow through the capacitor. However, if a time-varying voltage is applied across the leads of the capacitor, a displacement current can flow.

6. USB Cable, USB



USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, is an industry standard developed in the mid-1990s that defines the cables, connectors and communications protocols used in a bus for connection, communication, and power supply between computers and electronic devices. It is currently developed by the USB Implementers Forum.

USB was designed to standardize the connection of computer peripherals (including keyboards, pointing devices, digital cameras, printers, portable media players, disk drives and network adapters) to personal computers, both to communicate and to supply electric power. It has become commonplace on other devices, such as smartphones, PDAs and video game consoles. USB has effectively replaced a variety of earlier interfaces, such as serial and parallel ports, as well as separate power chargers for portable devices.

7. MICRO CONTROLLER (ATMEL)

The Atmel AVR core combines a rich instruction set with 32 general purpose working registers. All the 32 registers are directly connected to the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), allowing two independent registers to be accessed in one single instruction executed in one clock cycle. The resulting architecture is more code efficient while achieving throughputs up to ten times faster than conventional CISC microcontrollers. The ATmega16A provides the following features: 16Kbytes of In-System Programmable Flash Program memory with Read-While-Write capabilities 512bytes EEPROM 1Kbyte SRAM 32 general purpose I/O lines, 32 general purpose working registers; a JTAG interface for Boundary-scan; On-chip Debugging support and programming; three flexible Timer/Counters with compare modes; Internal and External Interrupts; a serial programmable USART a byte oriented Two-wire Serial Interface, an 8-channel; 10-bit ADC with optional differential input stage with programmable gain (TQFP package only) a programmable Watchdog Timer with Internal Oscillator an SPI serial port; and six software selectable power saving modes. The Idle mode stops the CPU while allowing the USART; Two-wire interface; A/D Converter; SRAM; Timer/Counters; SPI port; and interrupt system to continue functioning. The Power-down mode saves the register contents but freezes the Oscillator, disabling all other chip functions until the next External Interrupt or Hardware Reset. 

8. SENSOR


The HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor uses sonar to determine distance to an object - just like bats or dolphins do.
This module offers excellent range accuracy and stable readings in an easy-to-use package. It operation is not affected by sunlight or black material (although acoustically soft materials like cloth can be difficult to detect). Similar in performance to the SRF005 but with the low-price of a Sharp infrared sensor.
Sensors are used in everyday objects such as touch-sensitive elevator buttons (tactile sensor) and lamps which dim or brighten by touching the base, besides innumerable applications of which most people are never aware. With advances in micro machinery and easy-to-use micro controller platforms, the uses of sensors have expanded beyond the more traditional fields of temperature, pressure or flow measurement,for example into MARG sensors. Moreover, analog sensors such as potentiometers and force-sensing resistors are still widely used. Applications include manufacturing and machinery, airplanes and aerospace, cars, medicine and robotics.it is also included in our day-to-day life.








Friday 16 October 2015

Week 5: Research sensors to be used in this project

Objective for this weekTo find the correct sensors for my Final Year Project.


For this week i research sensor i want to use in this Final Year Project. I tried to identify the appropriate sensor and how to use these sensors in order to function properly in my project for this time.


In some of my research, I see there are a number of sensor example of sensors is:

1. Temperature sensor
2. IR sensor/ultrasonic sensor
3. touch sensor
4. Proximity sensor
5. Advance sensor technology

Criteria to choose a Sensor is:
1.    Accuracy
2.    Environmental condition - usually has limits for temperature/ humidity
3.    Range - Measurement limit of sensor
4.   Calibration - Essential for most of the measuring devices as the readings changes with time
5.     Resolution - Smallest increment detected by the sensor
6.    Cost
7.     Repeatability - The reading that varies is repeatedly measured under the same environment

For this Final year project i choose Ultrasonic sensor ,Function this sensor i choose is: 
Ultrasonic Application Technology is the thing which developed in recent decades. With the ultrasonic advance, and the electronic technology development, especially as high-power semiconductor device technology matures,the application ultrasonics become increasingly widespread.
  • Ultrasonic measurement of distance,depth and thickness.
  • Ultrasonic testing;
  • Ultrasound imaging;
  • Ultrasonic cleaning;
  • Ultrasonic welding;
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Conclusion:
For this week i research and understand all function sensor and know the important part of sensor for use to my Final year Project for this semester.

Friday 9 October 2015

week 4: Objective project and synopsis project

Synopsis
The project aims to develop an automatic human guided shopping trolley.Users can control the movement of shopping trolley by using sensors to be placed in the body so that the user's shopping trolley will always follow the movement of the user. In order to develop the project, three main parts are considered is:
  1. User uses sensors to control the trolley.
  2. Shopping move the robot trolley.
  3. Project performance test.
The design of the shopping trolley around follower trolley are available from the supermarket, the difference is this trolley will follow the user who wears the sensor trolley and the trolley will follow anywhere.

Thursday 1 October 2015

Week 3 : confirmation title

At week 3, meet with supervisors to confirm and update information for my project FYP. Madam Azliza gave the title confirmation is Development of Intelligent Shopping Trolley using microcontroller. 

This week i show the synopsis project , below are synopsis i show for my supervisor to see the synopsis:


For this week, i do the blogspot to show the progress. below show the progress my blog for FYP:

this Link for my blogspot: http://nasrul51211113790fyp.blogspot.my