Project
# | Title | Team Members | TA | Documents | Sponsor |
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69 | BALL RETURN PUTTING MAT WITH SCOREKEEPER |
Benjamin Cannistraro Christopher Bell |
Soumithri Bala | design_document1.pdf design_document2.pdf final_paper1.docx other1.pdf other2.pdf presentation1.pdf |
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Group members: Christopher Bell (cabell4), Benjamin Cannistraro (cnnstrr2) Problem: It is hard for golfers in many parts of the country to practice putting outside during the winter months or whenever it rains outside. There are putting mats available but none of them will allow you to track your total putts made during a particular time frame or allow you to compete against an opponent. Solution: We are proposing a putting mat design that will have two holes that are connected to a display. The display will show the total amount of putts made per hole and will return the ball to the user once a putt has been holed. Project Design: - A pressure sensor just below the edge of the hole to detect when a ball has entered the hole. - When a ball has entered the hole it will trigger a pneumatic force to propel the ball back once it has been holed. This force will have a controller circuit that will delay the ball being sent back until it has stopped moving. - The ball will also trigger a logical counting circuit. If the ball is holed, the circuit will increment a counter that is displayed on a hex display. This signal will be sent via bluetooth to a separate hex board. - The hex board will also be able to display an adjustable timer that can be controlled by the user. - The mat will be powered by a wall plug that is converted to 5V DC for the logic counter, hex and pneumatic controlling circuit. The pneumatic power will be sourced from the outlet and will be converted to what is needed. Criteria for Success: Our working project should be able to detect a ball entering the hole. It should then send a signal to the hex board and the board should be able to increment until reset by the user. The pneumatic force will then be triggered and should return the ball to the user safely. |