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# Title Team Members TA Documents Sponsor
34 Data Acquisition system for formula SAE race car
 Mohammad Farooq Shaik
Mohan Sha
Raviraj Mahajan
 design_document0.document
final_paper0.doc
presentation0.ppt
proposal0.pdf
The current UIUC Formula Electric racecar has lacks reliable data display. The only data displayed is a row of LEDs connected to a potentiometer on the gas pedal. The potentiometer's readings is the number of lit LEDs, from this the driver must estimate the current to the motor. From this current, the driver then guesses what the speed is.

Our task is to build them a data acquisition system, collecting and displaying realtime data either on the dashboard or on the steering wheel, from the following sensors:
Temperature - Motor, batteries, coolant.
Motor speed.
Vehicle speed.
Battery pack voltage and current.
All tires' pressures.
At the end of the project, on our demo deadline (because their first race is 19-June, their deadline is early June).We might install the system on the previous year's racecar for demo.

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Project Description

Computed Tomography, often referred to as CT or CAT scans, is a modern technology used for medical imaging. While many people know of this technology, not many people understand how it works. The concepts behind CT scans are theoretical and often hard to visualize. Professor Carney has indicated that a small-scale device for demonstrational purposes will help students gain a more concrete understanding of the technical components behind this device. Using light rather than x-rays, we will design and build a simplified CT device for use as an educational tool.

Design Methodology

We will build a device with three components: a light source, a screen, and a stand to hold the object. After placing an object on the stand and starting the scan, the device will record three projections by rotating either the camera and screen or object. Using the three projections in tandem with an algorithm developed with a graduate student, our device will create a 3D reconstruction of the object.

Hardware

• Motors to rotate camera and screen or object

• Grid of photo sensors built into screen

• Light source

• Power source for each of these components

• Control system for timing between movement, light on, and sensor readings