ECE 477 Final Presentation Team 12  Spring 2010 Paste a photo of team members with completed project here. Annotate this photo with names of team members. Ronny, Naman, Darin, Suan

Outline Project overviewProject overview Block diagramBlock diagram Design challengesDesign challenges Individual contributionsIndividual contributions Project demonstrationProject demonstration Questions / discussionQuestions / discussion

Project Overview Instrumentation and analysis system for a aluminum-fuelled hydrogen-powered golf cart.Instrumentation and analysis system for a aluminum-fuelled hydrogen-powered golf cart. Primary goal: aid in very promising hydrogen-fuel technology codenamed “Alumoline”.Primary goal: aid in very promising hydrogen-fuel technology codenamed “Alumoline”. Sensors to monitor important hydrogen system readings.Sensors to monitor important hydrogen system readings. Dashboard display similar to Toyota Prius and Nissan GT-R.Dashboard display similar to Toyota Prius and Nissan GT-R.

Block Diagram 36V-12V Regulator ATOM Board Freescale 9S12C32 Freescale 9S12C32 36 V Battery Pack 36 V Battery Pack 7 Inch Touch Screen(USB) LCD 12V-5V Regulator Thermocouple Amplifier (A) Thermocouple Amplifier (B) Thermocouple (A) Thermocouple (B) SD Card Pressure Sensor (A) Pressure Sensor (B) 5V-3.3V Regulator Hydrogen Leak Detector

Design Challenges Power Supply DesignPower Supply Design Insufficient on-board power to power LCDInsufficient on-board power to power LCD Unable to utilize open source SD FAT16 LibraryUnable to utilize open source SD FAT16 Library

Design Challenges (cont’d) Unable to safely monitor water levelsUnable to safely monitor water levels Polling vs Interrupt Driven SCI (for micro)Polling vs Interrupt Driven SCI (for micro)

Individual Contributions Naman ChopraNaman Chopra Suan-Aik YeoSuan-Aik Yeo Darin TanakaDarin Tanaka Ronny WijayaRonny Wijaya

Naman Chopra Provide team with a vision of project objectivesProvide team with a vision of project objectives PCB Soldering/Packaging/Integrating into vehiclePCB Soldering/Packaging/Integrating into vehicle Sensor and parts selectionSensor and parts selection Intervene when necessary to aid the group in resolving issuesIntervene when necessary to aid the group in resolving issues Encourage creativity, risk-taking and constant improvementEncourage creativity, risk-taking and constant improvement Coordinate team logisticsCoordinate team logistics

Suan-Aik Yeo Team and project organizationTeam and project organization Power supply designPower supply design Microcontroller programmingMicrocontroller programming Interface microcontroller with SD cardInterface microcontroller with SD card Intel Atom motherboard setup and configurationIntel Atom motherboard setup and configuration

Darin Tanaka Intel Atom board configuration to use javax.comm APIIntel Atom board configuration to use javax.comm API Design of high level RS-232 protocolDesign of high level RS-232 protocol Java GUIJava GUI Microcontroller Communication codeMicrocontroller Communication code Miscellaneous (PCB reviewing, Parts Ordering, overall system design)Miscellaneous (PCB reviewing, Parts Ordering, overall system design)

Ronny Wijaya Develop the PCB through the PADS softwareDevelop the PCB through the PADS software Helped Naman in soldering and packagingHelped Naman in soldering and packaging Tested the PCB during the building processTested the PCB during the building process Miscellaneous (parts ordering, overall system design)Miscellaneous (parts ordering, overall system design)

Project Demonstration An ability to receive and correctly record values from various sensors.An ability to receive and correctly record values from various sensors. An ability to give appropriate warnings and troubleshooting instructions if a sensor detects something wrong.An ability to give appropriate warnings and troubleshooting instructions if a sensor detects something wrong. An ability to store data on external memory.An ability to store data on external memory. An ability to use a touch screen to send commands to the microcontroller to control the logging of data and to provide a user configurable display for the logging of data from multiple sensors.An ability to use a touch screen to send commands to the microcontroller to control the logging of data and to provide a user configurable display for the logging of data from multiple sensors. An ability for the microcontroller to receive and execute commands to remotely enable, disable and control the sampling rate of multiple sensors.An ability for the microcontroller to receive and execute commands to remotely enable, disable and control the sampling rate of multiple sensors. Demo PSSCs 1-5 Demo PSSCs 1-5

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