week 5 semester 2 - The circuits

this week i finished up the circuit based on the simulation that i did last week. i faced a few problem which are :

1) IC burn due to the over-voltage
2) short circuit between the cooper line on the board
3) soldering error at the voltage regulator circuit.


complete circuit of the project without input sources:

relay circuit to cutoff the voltage input when the storage is full

PIC circuit to control the system

input slot for the sources circuit

complete circuit including LCD

week 4 semester 2 - schematics and simulations of the circuits

as the structure of the prototype is done, now i will be working on the circuit or the system of the project. this circuit will be a medium where the voltage will be collected and distribute from the sources and output (motor).

by using Proteus software here is the schematics of the circuit:

components:

1) LCD 16x4

2) Relay 

3) Push button

4) resistors 

5) transistor

6) PIC16f877a IC

week 3 semester 2 - finishing the structure

this week i worked on the surface of the structure based on the frame that i build. the surface is made by thin polystyrene which is harder than ordinary polystyrene. this type of polystyrene also can handle heat from hot glue. the hardest part of making the structure is the bending, because it must be bend slowly and gentle if there are too much pressure applied it will cause the polystyrene to break.


so here is the complete structure of my prototype:

view from the inside of the prototype

side view of the prototype

view form the back of the prototype

week 2 semester 2 - assembling the frame structure

this week i will assemble the frame structure. it takes more time than i expected for the glue to stick together and harden. in order to keep the structure to stay in shape i tie it with cable tie and after long week of hardworking here is the frame structure.

week 1 semester 2 - choosing suitable material for structure

this semester i will be focusing on building my project. so for this week i`ll be doing research on suitable material to build my structure. As my project is cargo tanker and i need to create a prototype of it.

      It crucial in choosing a suitable material as i need it to be floating on the water and it must be strong to hold all the components and mechanical parts.

      After a few research i decide that the frame of the structure will be make by using plastic pipe and wood. it is because the plastic and wood are able to bend. it suitable as the project have lots of curves. 

      for the surface of the structure i will be using polystyrene because it will help my prototype to float on the water.

here are the material that i choose and bought: 

polystyrene

 

plastic pipe and wood:

all of this material will be assemble by using hot glue gun 

week 14 - end of final year project 1

at this point i have been complete the final year project 1 and i started planning for final year project 2 and i hope it will go as i wish.

gantt chart fyp 2

here what i plan for next semester and for now i will be focusing on my final exam.

thank you.

week 13 - submitting the proposal

On this week i have submitted the proposal report after compiling all the additional information requested. Started working on my preparation for final year project 2 on next semester. next week i will be posting gantt chart for final year project 2 and how i manage to complete final year project 2