[FYP] Engineering Show 2013

This year, I can't participate physically at Engineering Show. However, my projects and padawans were there!! RAWWRRR...... To me, doing projects are akin to labour of love. I can't really describe in words the emotion, nor the experience.... I can only tell you something. Adrenaline is pumping when we had to fix a problem on the spot under pressure with lots of eyes peering. Dopamine is the only reward we had, if the problem got fixed. Most importantly is the managing of anxiety, stress and setbacks. What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger.


Our Entry to Ruggedized Computer Competition for military use
http://www.dsta.gov.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8925&Itemid=1627

IoT inspired automatic furniture.
use our app on iphone to move furniture over the Internet.

[FYP] Engineering Show 2012

My projects running Engineering Show 2012

Project: Interactive Video Wall


Project: Cloud Computing Software Loan Portal


Project: DIY PRT

SPINNOVEX 2011

we are featured on the channel 8 news (1:05 to 1:40)~~~

35sec of precious air time~

[FYP] finishing touches on type II and type III

happy new year~

type III



type II

[FYP] TYPEIII prototype

mobile chair like self balancing device that is capable of moving one person.

uses
arduino UNO as the MCU
IMU
flexiforce sensors for maneuvering
wheel chair hub motors.

[FYP] mini obstacle course

video src from my student's facebook-> sara



if you wonder how to embed facebook video into blogspot. take a look at the code below. simply replace the video id "167054809983605" with your own video from "facebook.com/video/video.php?v=copy_the_id_here"

[FYP] smooth handling

[FYP] Almost there....

Weekends well spent with the students...

Happy Bdae to KKKY too~~!~!

[FYP] hamster riding self balancing robot

As promised,
Sudah datang....

NO hamster is harmed in this production!!

actors:
Jack the beanstalk (hamster)
self balancing robot-> KKKY & co

Crew:
SJTEO. camera boy, gives direction but that doesn't makes him a director. ZZZZzzzZZzzz
KKKY and Sara. Robot rigger
Daniel and CWei. Hamster rigger
JLiang: tools rigger
mew: pacifier (for the hamster duhzz)

[FYP] self balancing robot

This are 2 of the student's FYP i am supervising now.

the common components on the 2 bots
MCU= arduino
accelerometer and gyroscope.

what makes it so different from one and another?
The bot in the 1st video, uses IMU. A chip that have accelerometer and gyroscope bundled into a single PCB. For locomotive, it uses a tamiya twin gear with 2 DC motors on ardumotor.

The bot in the 2nd video, uses a wii nunchuck for the accelerometer and a standalone gyroscope. For locomotive, it uses 2 servo motor.


The main objective is to make a  robot that is able to balance on 2 wheels that are position laterally on both sides.
The other objective is to investigate the difference in the algorithm/software/code that need to reflect the different hardware setup.








stay tune,

akan datang.................

[FYP] fire & hazard SOP in lab or workshop

Today 16 aug 10, yours truly is vising the lab at 5.10pm to check out on the progress of the project. While moving around the the robot platform , explaining the requirements of the robot, fiddling around with the motors and gears mounted to the robot platform..... Yours truly's micro-fiber business pants came in contact with a hot solder iron that was left on a chair for an extended period of time.  Why is the SOLDER left on the chair!!!??!!!???!!? GRRRZZZZZ LUCKILY, no roast meat is served for dinner. Poor alan brooke, he did not made his business pants to be heat proof. An old saying=> You never came lucky, TWICE. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS  1. DO NOT LEAVE heated elements turn ON  for extended period of time. 2. Make sure all heated elements are inside their guard/holder. 3. Turn off any unattended heating/electrical elements. 4. Work on the workbench.  There is a reason why it is called a "work"bench