Abby Starr (amstarr2@illinois.edu)
Zayd Saeed (zsaeed2@illinois.edu)
So here is the pdf of the final project.
110 Honors Lab Final Paper.pdf
Introduction
Statement of Purpose
When you close the door, it is sometimes hard to remember to turn off the lights, and some lights may be far away from the door, proving it a hassle to go back and switch them off. This project aims to solve this problem by shutting off the electronic items in your room whenever you lock it, and then turning the lights back on when you unlock it again. This project will help the environment by consuming less electricity than if someone forgot to turn off the lights.
Background Research
Design Details
Block Diagram / Flow Chart
System Overview
There are several sensors used in Arduino that could be useful. We are planning on using the temperature sensor to monitor the temperature of the room, and the RFID sensor to read a predesignated chip. If the temperature is higher than the real value, it will turn on the AC using the Button Pusher. The button pusher is going to be a servo which is capable of pressing the power button on the window AC unit. The AC and lights also get turned off when you leave the room, in order to conserve the electricity. Similar to the button pusher, the light switch will also use a servo to turn on and off the lights. In addition, there will be a photo sensor to turn on the lights if it gets too dark outside. There will also be a lipo battery that powers the system. All of the sensors will be attached to the one arduino, and the two servos will be hardwired to the same arduino.
Parts
- esp32 --ordered
- Photosensor --ordered
RFID sensor --ordered
- Temperature sensor – ordered
- From supply center
LM335AH
90101000
- breadboard – ordered
- From supply center
- 590116650
- 99w1759
- Need 3
- wires....lots and lots of wires
- servo --ordered
- From supply center
- 110300680
HS-311
- Need 3
- micro usb wall adapter to charge the usb --ordered
Possible Challenges
Some possible challenges include making a mechanical system that will be strong enough to stand the test of time. Also keeping the system powered will be a challenge.
Another thing we have to keep in mind is working with the RFID door unlock group will be necessary to eventually merge our two projects.
References
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Attachments:
flowchart.png (image/png)
110 Honors Lab Final Paper.pdf (application/pdf)
Comments:
Interesting idea and I noticed you're working with the "Remote Door Lock" group. The idea and block diagram is still a little vague, please meet a CA with the other group this week in lab to discuss the project in more detail.
Posted by mnwilso2 at Sep 25, 2018 09:46
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Project approved! Be sure that you have an idea of which specific sensors you will want to buy and how they will actually be integrated, and put in parts requests after that.
Posted by ajborn2 at Sep 27, 2018 20:10
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Thursday 11/8 Notes: Wired up the rfid sensor according to online specifications. Wired up servo - the power rail is connected to 5 volts. The data pin on the servo should be connected to gpio 34, and he should be connected to the 5v rail. Started programming. Used these examples. Here is my code: The code is very primitive, and mostly ripped off of the example so far. Also, idk if you need to resist the photoresistor to prevent 6 volts going into the esp32, also check current and we still need to wire up thermosensor. It is on the board but not like connected to anything. Skyler had a cool idea to change the light switch thing to a gear rail, might give us more torque, but also would be much harder to 3d model.
Posted by amstarr2 at Nov 08, 2018 19:55
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