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Project Ideation
Project Ideation
- Tell us about the idea of your project. Why do you care about this? What were you inspired by? Include images and videos of similar projects
solar tracker is a mechanical-automatic device that through sensors it can understand the position of the Sun and moves according to this position and this happen by motors that can follow it so as to store more solar energy
Because this idea allows us to get as much solar energy as possible and thus get a great deal of electricity generated
I inspired this idea from online projects
2. Sketch your project: You may use pen and paper or a simple sketching tool like MS Paint
2. Sketch your project: You may use pen and paper or a simple sketching tool like MS Paint
3. What are the core modules that your project consist of?
3. What are the core modules that your project consist of?
sensing components: like photoresistors and current sensor & voltage sensor
action components: like servo motors that move to position of sun according to photoresistors
Power Management: The solar tracker controller (Arduino) will be powered using 6 V adapter and servo motor will also powered by 6v adapter
Construction Parts: The solar tracker body will consist of an enclosure that will contain the electronic & sensing components. It will be made from PLA. The enclosure will be designed using Fusion 360
4. Describe the general functions and features of your project. How would it work?
4. Describe the general functions and features of your project. How would it work?
The device has three features, the first feature which is monitoring and this happen by photo resistor, the second feature about moving the solar panel according to the date coming from the first feature by servo motors and the third feature is the showing of the results coming from the current sensor
Project Planning
Project Planning
5- Categorize your project’s User Features into: Minimum, Complete, and Nice-to-have features. List the required action and input components per feature.
5- 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
Action: servo motors will be moving solar panel base automatically
User input: there is will be 2 Potentiometer will control manually in servo motors horizontal and vertical direction
Sensing: LDR Sensor to sense sunlight
Complete User Features
Action: project will analysis the date from solar cell voltage sensor then display the results on a LCD screen
User input: there is will be 2 Potentiometer will control in servo motors horizontal and vertical direction
Sensing: voltage sensor measures the electrical energy generated by the solar cell
Nice to Have User Features
Action: it can generate enough electrical power to charge a battery
User Input: control the open and shutdown of servo motors by mobile application
Sensing: current sensor measures the electrical energy generated by the solar cell to increase the efficiency of the light sense
6- What are the project tasks and its time-frame?
6- What are the project tasks and its time-frame?
A- The materials I need : will be
1- LDR
2- 2 Servo motors
3- 3 Potentiometer
4- Arduino uno
5- Breadboard
6- 6 V 2A power supply servo motors
7- 9V 1 A power supply for Arduino and other components
8- Solar panel
9- Jumpers
10- voltage sensor
11- LCD Display
12- 3 Resistor 330 ohm
All this materials will take one day to buy
B- Design enclosure : designing the full project will take from 2 days to 3 days
C- Programming : will take 3 days
D- Fabrication : I will use laser cutter for some parts and 3d printer for another parts and this two of them will take one day
E- Assemble the enclosure : will take one day
F- Testing: testing Minimum features will take one day / testing Complete features will take 3 days because there will Adjustments to the errors that will occur
7. What are the expected electronic components and materials to be used?
7. What are the expected electronic components and materials to be used?
A- The materials I need : will be
1- 4 LDR
2- 2( 5 kg) Servo motors
3- 3 Potentiometer
4- Arduino uno
5- Breadboard
6- 6 V 2A power supply servo motors
7- 9V 1 A power supply for Arduino and other components
8- 2 Solar panel
9- Jumpers
10- voltage sensor
11- LCD Display
12- 3 Resistor 330 ohm
13- Bluetooth module
14- 4 plywood sheet
15- current sensor
16- chargeable battery
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