Publication: Studying the Effects of Bypass Valve Opening to Energy Generated and Velocity Achieved by Robot
Date
2020-02
Authors
Kammalan Wemyes a/l George Patrick
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Pipe inspection robots in common works with the principle of wired connections but in this case, wireless connection and self-sustaining robot is aimed to achieve with this study. This study is to find the fact that a robot can harvest energy and velocity inside a low pressure tube with one valve and an energy generating dc generator system. The study was conducted with fabricating the robot using 3D printers and testing the assembled cylindrical looking robot inside a 110mm PVC tube with just air pressure from one end. The robot was designed to fit perfectly with airtight criteria’s inside the 110mm PVC tube. The electronics in this robot model consist of an Arduino NANO, Bluetooth module, and Ultrasonic sensor, Micro Servo Motor, Energy Harvester, Lithium Battery, and a Voltage Booster. The valve of the robot at one end of the robot is controlled by commands from the PC via Bluetooth terminal and the results were transmitted back to the PC via the Bluetooth module programmed on the robot. The DC motor at the other end of the robot was fitted with a propeller to convert the wind flow into mechanical movements and spin the DC motor shaft. Several testing were made with a constant pressure of 4bar and the results were recorded further detail analysis.
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FYP 2 SEM 2 2019/2020
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Pipe Inspection , Energy Harvester , Self Sustaining Robot