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Sponsor: Tom Dickey, SENSCO Solutions Technical Advisor: Dr. Harold P.E. Stern Project # 1.7
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Team Members Project # 1.7
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Today’s Presentation Covers Motivation Description of Project Roles & Responsibilities Progress Plans for 2 nd semester Project # 1.7
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Project Motivation The problem: Existing Leak detection systems of water municipalities are very costly due to the response time to leaks Resulting in billions of cubic meters of water is lost every day in outdated and unsupervised water distribution networks around the world. Why is this important? Water is the most important resource required to sustain a healthy population. The Water Leak Detection Sensor Sonic Spectrogram project hopes to help greatly reduce the response times to leaks by creating a graphical representation of the acoustical activity within the pipes it is monitoring sending alerts to the user real time at start of the leak. Project # 1.7
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Sponsored by SENSCO Solutions SENSCO’s Water Leak Detection Sensors Sonic Spectrogram project can be implemented into any water distribution network, instantly providing improved response times to leaks through: Instant leak detection Details of the leak and its location SENSCO developed and provided the Water Leak Detection Sensors (WLDS) and the Bridge Unit. Project # 1.7
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PRE-PRODUCTION STAGE BLOCK DIAGRAM
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PRODUCTION STAGE BLOCK DIAGRAM Project # 1.7
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Roles and Responsibilities Project Manager: Anthony Goodson Schedule team and sponsor meetings Communicate project progress with the project sponsor, technical advisor, and the instructor Monitor project’s milestones and required documentation Test the WLDS module and Bridge Units Specifications Run the test cases assigned by SENSCO for the WLDS system System integration of Audacity Project # 1.7
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Roles and Responsibilities Team Member: Ana Amaro Research: Platforms, Languages Provide business value Clear Blade data export to analytical server Provide technical guidance through suggestions and advice Test the WLDS module and Bridge Units Specifications Project # 1.7
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Why this is a Good Senior Design Project Designing WLDS Sonic Spectrogram: Gain hardware and software experience Interact with databases as well as different high level languages Interpret data using different platforms (LabVIEW, ClearBlade, Audacity) Adaptations to real world problems and situations System integration Project # 1.7
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Major Milestones Project # 1.7 First Semester ReportDecember 2, 2015 Senior Design Day PresentationDecember 7, 15 Test PlanFebruary 15, 16 Characterization ReportApril 4, 16 Final Design ReviewApril 4, 16 Final Report & Senior Design Day Presentation April 25, 16
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Project Deliverables Integrate the Water Leak Detection Sensor with Audacity, ClearBlade, and LabVIEW Research and implement effective detection algorithms for informalities Generate a Spectrogram from any audio file Test whole system at Pecan Street test facility Project # 1.7
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Roles and Responsibilities Team Member: Haleigh Walker Research: comparison algorithms Coding support LabVIEW implementation to display spectrogram Integrating data from analytical server to LabVIEW interface. Provide technical guidance through suggestions and advice Test the WLDS module and Bridge Units Specifications Project # 1.7
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Constraints Types of pipes used and the type of earth surrounding a particular pipe. The four main types of pipes in San Marcos include cast iron, ductile iron, asbestos concrete, and PVC; each of these having unique properties as to how far it propagates and dampens sound vibrations. Depending on the type of earth which will surround a given WLDS module, some types of earth may cause more dampening than others. Before any pipe can be excavated, or any WLDS modules placed, a range of permits must be acquired from the proper authorities. Project # 1.7
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Standards Underwriters’ Laboratory, Inc. UL Subject-444 Communication Cables American National Standard/Electronic Industries Association ANSI/EIA-364-C (12/94) - Electrical Connector/Socket Test Procedures Including Environmental Classifications American Standard Test Materials ASTM-D-4565 - Physical and Environmental Performance Properties of Insulation and Jacket for Telecommunication Wire and Cable, Test Standard Method ASTM-D-4566 Electrical Performance Properties of Insulation and Jacket for Telecommunication Wire and Cable, Test Standard Method Project # 1.7
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Roles and Responsibilities Team Member: Alex Diaz Research: Python Code, and Detection Algorithms (Echoprint) Importing raw data into Clear Blade via python code Help to write a clear and understandable pseudo code of algorithms that can be used to translate to other languages. Write code in Python in order to push/pull data from ClearBlade Test the WLDS module and Bridge Units Specifications Test the detection capabilities of the analytic server Project # 1.7
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Challenges & Concerns Total system Integration Developing an automated method to extract data and send to LabVIEW Creating a server for analytics Becoming proficient in all languages for project Predicting environmental conditions Vibration, temperature, soil composition, pressures, etc. Project # 1.7
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Project Progress Understanding of total system Architecture: Pre production vs production Research completed for: Types of piping in San Marcos Existing leak detection methodologies Parts procured: Water Leak Detection Sensor Module – MEMS microphone Bridge unit – Bluetooth/ low power radio transmitter, receiver, debugger Software procured: Audacity ClearBlade Access to LabVIEW Project # 1.7
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2 nd Semester Tasks Tasks Planned for the Completion of the project: Research/ develop comparison algorithms Develop code for integrating project components Acquire a set of sound files corresponding to events Generate a baseline Spectrogram Test system using actual piping Project # 1.7
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