Upcycle machine
Embedded Files
Project Idea...
1- Tell us about the purpose of your project. Which problem does it solve? Why do you care about this? What were you inspired by? Include images and videos of similar projects
1- Tell us about the purpose of your project. Which problem does it solve? Why do you care about this? What were you inspired by? Include images and videos of similar projects
one of the Nile cleaning campaigns
Imagine waking up one day with no Plastic wastes !!
Since 2018, I have been interested in the environment and environmental problems and participating in campaigns to clean the Nile and reduce its dangers to our lives and the lives of marine creatures. then all wastes go through processes to be recycled from Assembly, cleaning, chopping, and pressing. Therefore, this is what inspired me from the beginning of my participation in the diploma to find an environmentally friendly idea and decided to make a single machine that Collects all the processes of plastic recycling ( bottles, caps ), as well as runs by solar energy.
2- Describe the project idea and general features. How would it work?
2- Describe the project idea and general features. How would it work?
the upcycle machine aims to facilitate processes after Nile cleaning and save time. it focuses on two types of plastic waste which are bottles and caps. bottles need to be cleaned and then pressed only but caps need to be cleaned and then chopped and pressed.
through this machine, you can find a section for collecting bottles or bottle caps and then these wastes will pass through 3 sections, firstly is a brush for cleaning then a blender if it needs cutting, and finally the section for the plastic brick compressor. every section has its own circuit.
the section of collecting wastes will be limited so will be added by IR sensor to count the quantity and over quantity, the buzzer will ring.
the section of the brush runs automatically by the ultrasonic sensor, at a certain distance, the brush goes down and rotates.
the other sections will be controlled by an ON/OFF switch.
plastic bottles after compressing
plastic Brick compressor
sheets from plastic caps after compressed
3- Sketch your project: You may use pen and paper or a simple sketching tool like Microsoft Paint or Photoshop
3- Sketch your project: You may use pen and paper or a simple sketching tool like Microsoft Paint or Photoshop
Project Planning...
4- Describe the Technical Modules that your project consists of
4- Describe the Technical Modules that your project consists of
Construction Parts
using wood for laser cutting:body, compressor, and screen board
3D printing: collector, Bruch, and blender
Input
(Sensing, Tactile Input, and/or Graphical Input)
sensing: IR sensor in collector section / ultrasonic sensor in brush section
tactile input: switch in a blender/ switch on screen board
Action
(Physical and/or Graphic)
physical: rotation of brush/ blend
Graphical: count on screen/light LED
Brain
Arduino Board
Power Management
battery / solar panels
5- Create a cardboard prototype of your project, demonstrating the project face as well as internal movements and mechanisms. Include a demo video and photos of the prototype.
5- Create a cardboard prototype of your project, demonstrating the project face as well as internal movements and mechanisms. Include a demo video and photos of the prototype.
6- Categorize your project’s User Features into: Minimum, Complete, and Nice-to-have features. List the required action and input components per feature.
6- Categorize your project’s User Features into: Minimum, Complete, and Nice-to-have features. List the required action and input components per feature.
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
it will has a 3features
The brush
Action: moving when ultrasonic sensor finds a bottle cap
Sensing: ultrasonic sensor
the blender :plastic caps will be blended
Action: moving and cutting the wastes into small pieces
User Input: ON/OFF switch or potentiometer
the compressor
Action: compress the plastic bottles
User Input: manually press
Complete User Features
....
Action:
Sensing:
User Input:
....
Action:
Sensing:
User Input:
....
....
Nice-to-have User Features
The waste collector has a tracker to how many bottles and caps
Action 1: counting in LCD
Action 2: LED coloring
Sensing: IR sensor
User Input: ON/OFF switch
7- What are the project tasks and its time-frame?
7- What are the project tasks and its time-frame?
Task
Sub-Tasks
From:
To:
wiring and troubleshootiing
wiring on Tinkercad
wiring a physical circuit
testing the circuits
18 feb
20 feb
coding and debugging
make a code
test the features
21 feb
21 feb
Designing
designing 2D parts
designing 3D parts
22 feb
25 feb
Fabrication
cutting 2D parts on laser machine
printting 3D parts on 3D printer
assembly all parts together
test all features
26 feb
28 feb
8- What are the required electronic components and materials for the project?
8- What are the required electronic components and materials for the project?
Component/Material
Amount
Link
Page updated
Report abuse