WEEK 17

APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

Assignment:
Propose a final project that integrates a range of units covered.
Projects can be separate or joint, but need to show individual mastery of all of the skills.
Where possible, you should make rather than buy the parts of your project.

DETAILS

What will it do?

My project is a BirdHouse with several nests, and this BirdHouse is a connected object
The aim is to be able to follow the activity inside the BirdHouse with sensors
And to read this activity on a Interface

Who has done what beforehand?

I have found some BirdHouse equiped with some camera to be able to see the birds inside the nest
But those BirdHouse need to be connected via USB to a computer
And my project (in version 2 or 3) will be connected via Wifi and/or Zwave
And will be powered autonomous, with a solar plane

what materials and components will be required?

- Some marine plywood for the structure
- Some electronics components, including sensors (motion sensor for presence of birds, water level sensor for water tank, ultrasonic sensor for seeds tank), and including Wireless (Wifi, and/or Zwave)

where will they come from?

All the components are coming from the FabLab stock

how much will it cost?

There is no cost as it will come from the FabLab stock

what parts and systems will be made?

- Infrastracture in plywood
- Electronics (PCB)
- Interface

what processes will be used?

- 3D design for the infrastructure
- Big CNC to mill the infrastructure
- PCB design, and production
- Programming of microcontroller
- Interface programming

what tasks need to be completed?

- 3D design for the infrastructure:
. 3D draft
. 3D design on Rhino3D

- Big CNC to mill the infrastructure:
. Milling plywood on CNC
. Mounting the infrastructure
. Protecting the infrastructure (resin, varnish)

- PCB design, and production:
. Design of PCB
. Milling of PCB
. Soldering

- Programming of microcontroller:
. Programming
. Tests
. Validation

- Interface programming:
. Programming
. Tests
. Validation

what questions need to be answered?

- how will the birdhouse resist outdoor?

what is the schedule?

- Step 1 (June 2016): build the infrastructure, build and test the electronics (at least with the motion sensors, and with wire connection - no wireless -), build a V1 of interface
- Step 2 (End of 2016): add sensors (water level sensor for water tank, ultrasonic sensor for seeds tank), and include Wireless (Wifi, and/or Zwave), and add autonomous powering system

how will it be evaluated?

By achieving Step 1 from schedule above