My project idea is a smart laptop cooling pad.
It is solving a common problem when we start gaming or running some software on the laptop that make in heated up and specially in the summer
For sure there are coolers already, but they are not smart, and when operating, they do not stop unless you remove the power from them to stop
That is make me think for the cooler pad to run more smarter
These images for two designs i will mix them together
Simply, When the laptop temperature rises, the sensor automatically senses and then gives a signal to the fan to turn on and keep running until the laptop cools down and the sensor stops sending a signal to the fan.
With the possibility of some additions, such as a small display screen that displays the temperature, LEDs with a function for each one, or a buzzer that works at the maximum temperature and after cooling.
Construction Parts
The design will be a 2.5 D and I will design it by fusion 360 and fabricate it with the laser cutting machine
Input
The input will be a temperature sensor which sensing the temperature of the laptop and IR sensor
Action
The action will be physical by one fan or two and LED strip
Brain
It will be an Arduino UNO
Power Management
Powered by adaptor
Minimum Features: are the least amount of features that would demonstrate the coverage of all the technical modules and their complete integration
Complete Features: are the set of features that will complete your original project objective and vision
Nice-to-have Features: are the extra set of features that will make the project cooler, yet they need extra time, effort, and/or resources to finish
Minimum User Features
The fans will operate with the temperature sensor sense increasing in the laptop temperature
Action: Fans
Sensing: Temperature Sensor
User Input: None
Complete User Features
There are LED strip will light with many colors, when put the laptop on the cooler
Action: LED
Sensing: IR Sensor
User Input: None
The level of the laptop will be controlled manually
Action: Mechanism
Sensing: None
User Input: user hand
Nice-to-have User Features
The values of the temperature will display
Action: LCD Screen
Sensing: Temperature Sensor
User Input: None
The speed of the fans will be controlled
Action: Fan
Sensing: None
User Input: Knob
Task
Sub-Tasks
From:
To:
Create the Design
Draw Sketches with T-slots
Enclosure and assembly
Mounting design
9/3/2022
13/3/2022
Fabricate the design
Laser cutting parts (Body)
3D printing parts (Hinges)
Assembly
14/3/2022
16/3/2022
Coding
Code the IR sensor with LED strip
Code the DHT sensor with the Fans
Testing
16/3/2022
17/3/2022
Integration and testing
Full circuit test (the two functions)
Power management of full circuit
Testing after Assembly and fabrication
18/3/2022
19/3/2022
Documentation
Final project journal
Final project showcase
20/3/2022
22/3/2022
Component/Material
Amount
Link
Arduino UNO
1
https://ram-e-shop.com/product/kit-arduino-uno/
IR Sensor
1
https://ram-e-shop.com/product/kit-object-ir/
DH11 sensor
1
https://ram-e-shop.com/product/sen-dht11/
5 V fan
3
https://ram-e-shop.com/product/fan-5vdc-5010/
RGB LED strip
1
https://ram-e-shop.com/product/cjmcu-neopixel-stick-8-bit-ws2812-5050-rgb-led-driver-circle-development-board/
12 V adaptor
1
https://ram-e-shop.com/product/adaptor-fixed-12v-3a/
Motor driver
1
https://ram-e-shop.com/product/kit-l298-red/
Plywood 3mm
Fab Lab
PLA filament
Fab Lab