Spring 2014 Projects
Project Name: Remote Control of an ATV
Team Members: Eduardo Barcellos, Bryce Aberg
Faculty Contact: Ron Rizzo, Electrical Engineering
Synopsis
Using a myRIO, develop a system that will allow remote control of the start/stop, choke, braking, throttle, and steering of an all-terrain vehicle. The mechanical aspects of this system are already complete. A LabVIEW program on the myRIO will control the actuators on the ATV and receive commands from either a separate User Interface (LabVIEW program) running on a laptop or a User Interface on an iPad that writes to shared variables on the myRIO.
- NI myRIO: Relay (11:10)
- NI myRIO: Relay Demo Project (03:29)
- NI myRIO: Digital Output Express VI (02:20)
- NI myRIO: Digital Output Low-Level subVIs (04:51)
- NI myRIO: PWM Express VI (02:40)
Project Name: SPS Room Access
Team Members: Luke Lim, Jon Lindsey
Faculty Contacts: Dr. Steven Gibson, Dr. Doug Harper
Synopsis
Create a system that will allow students in the Society of Physics Students to gain access to the SPS Room [TCCW 236] by swiping their student ID cards. User information should be able to be entered into a database by an authenticated administrator. The card reader communicates to a computer via a serial communication and a digital output will control a relay that will unlock the door when a valid user swipes his/her card.
- NI myRIO: Relay (11:10)
- NI myRIO: Relay Demo Project (03:29)
- NI myRIO: Digital Output Express VI (02:20)
- NI myRIO: Digital Output Low-Level subVIs (04:51)
- NI myRIO: UART Serial Communication (08:14)
- NI myRIO: UART Express VI (05:28)
- NI myRIO: UART LCD Demo (03:43)
- NI myRIO: File System (12:54)
- NI myRIO: USB Flash Drive Demo (08:21)
Project Name: Acceleration of a Football Helmet
Team Members: Larkin Heintzman, Richard Pape
Faculty Contact: Dr. Ed Kintzel
Synopsis
Develop a system that will measure and log data from a set of accelerometers located in a simulated head made of gel inside a football helmet subjected to various impacts. The accelerometers will be Invensense MPU-6500EVB or similar devices which can communicate with the myRIO via a communication protocol called SPI.
- NI myRIO: SPI Serial Communication (07:01)
- NI myRIO: SPI Express VI (05:49)
- NI myRIO: LCD (SPI) Demo (04:22)
Project Title: Automation of a Current-Voltage Characterization System
Team Members: Phillip Butler, Jeffrey Dejarnette
Faculty Contacts: Dr. Sanju Gupta, Dr. Doug Harper
Synopsis
Using a Keithley 2400 Sourcemeter, develop a system that will allow a researcher to perform a current versus voltage characterization of a sample. The sourcemeter communicates to a computer via a GPIB interface.
