Magnetic Manipulator Team 125

Marley Rutkowski John Olennikov Benjamin Younce Chad Perkins

Faculty Advisor: Dr.  Robert Albright Industrial Advisor: Andy McConnell

Client: Dr. Mark Utlaut

Our ProjectGOAL:

Achieve controlled levitation in 1D (or 2D) space

HOW:

Monitor Lev position

Switch Electromagnets on/off if below/above desired position

System Block Diagram

Design Challenges

Design and implement hardware and software to drive electromagnets and sense levitating object position

Experiment with system and optimize hardware and Arduino code for stable controlled levitation

Risks

Controlled levitation in 2D is more difficult to achieve than expected

Testing and optimization is difficult / takes too long

A part breaks or malfunctions

Primary Milestones

Fri 15 Nov - Complete Design Document Complete Final Budget

Fri 6 Dec - Finalize prototype plans. All parts purchased or ordered

Fri 24 Jan - Begin prototype build

Fri 7 Feb - Prototype build 100% complete. Begin testing/debugging of prototype

Fri 21 Feb - Have at least 1 dimensional movement working

Fri 04 Apr - Present Final Program Review with Demonstration. Complete Final Report

Tue 08 Apr - Present Founder’s Day (Project Presentation)

Questions? ;-)