Background Current design is not portable Uses a very large truck with approximately 30 tons of pushing power For every two feet pushed a new section of tube is screwed on by hand Very expensive Prone to breaking if pushed too hard and too deep If broken in great depths there is no retrieving the cone and the process would have to be restarted Unrealistic to use current setup for small depths or small projects

Existing Technology Due to the BP spill they test to find out where the oil is lying by digging trenches that span beaches, this is particularly inefficient and time consuming.

Existing Technology LVUV series oil fluorescing spotlight is a new product that is used to detect fossil fuels that have only been spilled on surfaces, cannot detect anything below ground.

National Geographic Pictures of BP Spill

ARA’s Requests  Proximity Sensor that will report back to the droid via blue tooth  Battery life should last 8 hours and be Lithium ion or Polymer  Would like a rechargeable system, but would need to be serviceable by end user  The hole from the auger should be as small as possible

Problem Statement  We were given a task by Applied Research Associates to take their existing design for their “Vertek CPT push systems, cone penetrometers and fuel fluorescence detectors” and make it a portable system easily maneuvered by one person.  The system should go a maximum depth of 4ft and use Bluetooth interfacing to communicate with android technology.

Solution Statement  Our design will consist of an auger spinning around the original cone penetrometer given to us by ARA, allowing the cone penetrometer to stay stationary with hopes of less damage, more accurate readings, and interchangeability. Which will in turn reduce maintenance cost.  Most augers only spin in one direction, our will need to have reverse for safety and easy extraction from the ground.

Solution Statement  Our design will need to send data from the UV sensor to a PC  The portable device will also have a rechargeable and easily interchangeable battery.  Our design has to incorporate ARA’s sapphire smart window.

Subsystems Auger Penetrometer Battery Sapphire window Bluetooth Laptop User interface Auger Base and Components Auger Top and Components Connection with ARA’s Software

Penetrometer to Auger Design1

CAD (Auger to Penetrometer) 2

System Overview Auger Drive Auger Blade Coupler between Sapphire Window and End Cone Sapphire Window End Cone Android All Components Beyond This Point Can be Underground All Components Beyond This Point Will Most Definitely be Underground

Penetrometer Cone / Sapphire window Sapphire Window Penetrometer Nose Penetrometer Core

Sapphire Window FFD uses standard Vertek CPT cables No need to thermally stabilize the light source Sapphire Window technology for maximum window life and high transmissivity of UV light Dual filtered detectors sense the full range of light to heavy fuel types

Electrical Concept Drawing Android Bluetooth Micro Battery Pack UV Sensor Components are underground Signals being sent In and out Fossil Fuels To be detected All Components Below This Line are Inside the Probe The Component Above This Line is on the Auger

Battery and Bluetooth Design Concepts  Lithium-Ion Battery Long lasting Small and Lightweight Common in consumer electronics Rechargeable and can be charged over and over again No memory effect Slow loss of charge when being used  Bluetooth technology Small Easy to interface with the android or PC Had a perfect range for what we are looking for Common electronic to find

Responsibilities  Research Augers – Desiree Batteries - Desiree LCD Displays – Desiree Bluetooth Technology - Curtis Android Technology – Curtis User Interfacing – Curtis  CADD- Curtis  Machining – Done by ARA  Main Contact with APA – Desiree  Parts Ordering – Desiree  Wiring Electronics - Curtis

Current Time Line

Items Purchased / Received from ARA  Android Tablet (Purchased)  Auger Blades 4” and 6” (Received)  Penetrometer and cone (Received)  Sapphire window (Received)  Sapphire Window Circuit Card (Awaiting)

Budget  Unlimited Budget

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