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Project14 | Build Projects Around Sensors: Design, Use in a Control System, or Do Something Interesting with Sensor Data!

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In the Comments Below:  Let Us Know Your Sensor Project Ideas!

 

Your Project Can Involve Designing Your Own Sensor, a Sensor in a Control System, and Doing Something Cool with Sensor Data!

 

The theme this month is Sensors and it comes from a suggestion from .  The idea is to design an electronic sensor or use a electronic sensor in a control system, or do something interesting with sensor data.  Your project can explore any type of electronic sensor whether its analog or digital.  Or your can focus on a specific type of sensor such as a temperature sensor, proximity sensor, accelerometer, IR sensor (Infrared Sensor), pressure sensor, light sensor, ultrasonic sensor, humidity sensor, image sensors, water quality sensor, chemical sensor, or any type of device that's used to measure physical input from the environment and convert it to data that a human or a machine can read.  If you've ever wanted to build your own sensor, this challenge is a good opportunity to do so.  You can also use a sensor as part of a much larger control system, or you can simply experiment or do something interesting with sensor data.

 

This is a broad topic.  Sensors are literally everywhere and a part of every application that you can think of.  Here are some examples of Sensor projects to help give you ideas:

 

[PROJECT] Arduino Someone Behind You Sensor

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Arduino Nano bot - using ultrasonic sensor by :

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Project Outline: LaserScope Music by :

 

 

WWCS - World's Worst Color Sensor - Project 14 Photonics Challenge by :

 

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Your Chance to Win

 

Be Original
Stick to the Theme
  • You could come up with a clever name that make's your project memorable!
    • This project is your baby! Part of the fun of bringing something new into the world is coming up with a name.
  • Your project could introduce something new or that is not commercially available or affordable!
  • If you have an idea for a project that doesn't fit the current theme then submit your idea in the comments section of the monthly poll.
List the Steps
Submit Video Proof
  • Provide the steps you took to complete your project (text, video, or images).
    • This could be a step by step how-to-guide, vlog, schematics, coding, napkin drawings, voice narration, or whatever you think will be useful!
  • If it doesn't work that's fine, this is more about the journey than the end product.
  • A short video is all that is required but you can shoot as much video as you like.
  • You are encouraged to be creative and have as much fun as possible!

 

Your Project Examples

 

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Arduino Nano bot - using ultrasonic sensor WWCS - World's Worst Color Sensor - Project 14 Photonics Challenge

 

 

 

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One Grand Prize Winner Wins a $200 Shopping Cart!Three First Place Winners Win a $100 Shopping Cart
  • One Grand Prize Winner Wins a $200 Shopping Cart!
  • 3 First Place Winners a $100 Shopping Cart!
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Every month you'll have a new poll where you'll get to decide an upcoming project competition, based on your interests, that will take place a couple of months in advance. Themes are broad in scope so that everyone can participate regardless of skill set.

 

What are Monthly Themes?

  • Every month (around the 14th of each month) a new theme will be posted on Project14.
  • Submit your ideas (proposals) for your projects to get feedback from the rest of the community.
  • Submit a project entry in the Theme space once you start working on it.

 

What are Monthly Theme Polls?

  • Every month (around the 14th of each month) there is a project theme poll.
  • Vote on which project competition you want to see for the following upcoming theme.
    • The themes voted on during the previous poll decided the upcoming theme.
    • If you submit an idea for a theme that is not used then it can still be used in a future poll.
  • Themes comments and ideas from the comments section of the project theme poll.

Step 1: Log in or register on element14, it's easy and free.

Step 2: Post in the comments section below to begin a discussion on your idea. Videos, pictures and text are all welcomed forms of submission.

Step 3: Submit a blog post of your progress on your project by the end of the month.  You are free to submit as many blog entries as you like until the beginning of the next theme.

 

Be sure to include video proof of your project!

 

Visit:  Sensors  or tag your project blog SensorsCH

 

You have until November 16th End of Day to submit your completed project!

 

 


 

 

A jury consisting of your peers will judge project submissions!

 

 

In the Comments Below:  Let Us Know Your Sensor Project Ideas!

 

Your Project Can Involve Designing Your Own Sensor, a Sensor in a Control System, and Doing Something Cool with Sensor Data!

  • I'm going to do a simple multiple sensor application using a Wio Terminal that also incorporates TinyML for keyword spotting.  The Wio Terminal uses an analog microphone so I'll need to implement DMA from the ADC for audio sampling.

  • AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR STOPPAGE FAULT DETECTION WITH NOTIFICATION

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    In this project I've used temperature sensor(LM35), passive infrared sensors (PIR), Alarm and GSM sim800l module and Vibration sensor with Atmega 328p.

    LM35 is attached to the motor to measure the temperature rise...

    PIR is placed inside the room to detect the presence of a person after the occurrence of the fault..

    Vibration sensor is used to detect the size of vibration that may occur to the room if the vibration is too large then the problem assumed to occur.

     

    If the temperature goes above threshold value specified and the vibration is too high also the person is inside the room..

    Then the alarm circuit is turned ON and the text message will be sent to the elavator officer for more help ..

     

    This is one among the best project I have ever done ..

  • I'm going to do a redux of my smarthab smart thermostat that can control heating or cooling without changing settings. run the fan automatically for air quality and also handle my dehumidifier.

    To  show what's going on I will have the following connected to the Arduino:

    LEDs to indicate Heating or cooling, and a 4x 20 LCD I2C display and a keyboard of sorts.

    Case Fan to show the fan is running. the fan will run when the demand for heat or cooling, it will also run by using the air quality calculation (how long will the fan need to run to turn the air over once) :

    So in my apartment of ~1ksqft x 10ft ceilings give you a 10ksqft volume. my furnace has 3 speeds low 640 cfm, medium 890 cfm, and high of 1150 cfm so 1150 ( 10k /1150 = 8.6895 or 8.69 so let's say 8.5 minutes) and if you turned the air over 5 times = 42.5 min/hr or about 8.5 minutes between cycles.

    this will vary by climate and the time of the year. In Texas it is muggy a lot of the time (all spring summer fall, so your Dehumidifier will work as well that means the fan is on too. The problem with dehumidifiers is the generate HEAT (image on the left) so the heat should be vented to the outside (image on the right.

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    Please see Smarthab Thermostat? Or maybe a better name Life Support: Monitor and Control.

  • This idea behind my project is to solve a problem for your pet. If you have a one, like a cat, dog a rabbit, ecc., you know how much they like to drink fresh water from the tap. It's also healthier for them than drinking it from a bowl that has not been changed for hours or even days.

    What about if your pet wants fresh water but you are not there to open the tap? Considering this scenario, my idea is to integrate a sensor into the tap that allows to understand when the pat touches with his/her nose or the tongue the tap because wants water. If the touch is detected the tap will be opened for a few minutes and after will be closed.

    This is to teach to your pet to perform an action to get the water, this is the reason why I won't use a range sensor.

    Follow my project: Pets' tap water system


  • I'm thinking of making a line following robot. I haven't made one yet so now is my chance!!

     

    Dale W

  • Cool idea! It was really fun when I did that color sensor project to rethink how they work. Looking forward to seeing others' ideas here!

  • I am thinking to make a project that revolves around using masks and having various sensors Embedded to ubiquitously compute and monitor various parameters of air quality and also keep a  track of the Various vital parameters of respiratory system using microphones ,etc and get data of FVc, etc.

     

    This would be very helpful & relevant as due to current pandemic masks have became a norm and using them for monitor various parameters would be of very great use and lot of analytics can also be performed as well.

     

    Thanks

    Aabhas Senapati

    https://LinkedIn.com/in/aabhassenapati

    HTTPS://aabhass.in/about-me-aabhas-senapati