Development and fabricating of mechanical linear sensor base on led and photodiode mechanism / Iskandar Haszman Ismail

A Hydraulic cylinder is a mechanical actuator that is used to give a linear force through a linear stroke. It has many industrial and heavy duty construction applications. Making it an import element due to it is high power to weight ratio. Measuring the linear displacement of hydraulic cylinders is...

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Main Author: Ismail, Iskandar Haszman
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Published: 2010
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description A Hydraulic cylinder is a mechanical actuator that is used to give a linear force through a linear stroke. It has many industrial and heavy duty construction applications. Making it an import element due to it is high power to weight ratio. Measuring the linear displacement of hydraulic cylinders is crucial factor for the accuracy concerns in many applications. However, the current linear measurement instruments are expensive with the several limitations; limited distances measuring range, lack of accuracy, heavy weight, required for calibration process and complexity of their system. Therefore, this project is to develop, design and fabricate a linear measurement sensor based on LED (light emitting diode) and photodiode. The mechanical linear sensor device will be design with several major components, such as a roller ball, linear wheel, flexible rod, LED (light emitting diode) and photodiode and the casing of sensor. The ball is held in place by a support wheel and one shaft. As it rolls, the shaft turns with linear motion. At one end of the shafts, a spoked wheel also turns. As these spokes rotate, infrared light signals from a light-emitting diode (LED) flicker through the spokes and are intercepted by a light detector. The dark and light are translated by phototransistors into electrical pulses that go to the oscilloscope to make a data. Finally, the proposed mechanical linear measurement sensor successfully fabricated and operated. Basically it consists of five components; roller ball, linear wheel, flexible rod, LED (light emitting diode) and photodiode and casing of the sensor. It had been design to achieve five meters measuring distance. This project has many applications for what industries required and it comprised a simple components with more advantages such as low cost, reliable, light weight, portable, easy to use and adopt measuring distances.
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spelling uitm-323502024-09-11T01:18:20Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32350/ Development and fabricating of mechanical linear sensor base on led and photodiode mechanism / Iskandar Haszman Ismail Ismail, Iskandar Haszman Mechanical and electrical engineering combined Detectors. Sensors. Sensor networks A Hydraulic cylinder is a mechanical actuator that is used to give a linear force through a linear stroke. It has many industrial and heavy duty construction applications. Making it an import element due to it is high power to weight ratio. Measuring the linear displacement of hydraulic cylinders is crucial factor for the accuracy concerns in many applications. However, the current linear measurement instruments are expensive with the several limitations; limited distances measuring range, lack of accuracy, heavy weight, required for calibration process and complexity of their system. Therefore, this project is to develop, design and fabricate a linear measurement sensor based on LED (light emitting diode) and photodiode. The mechanical linear sensor device will be design with several major components, such as a roller ball, linear wheel, flexible rod, LED (light emitting diode) and photodiode and the casing of sensor. The ball is held in place by a support wheel and one shaft. As it rolls, the shaft turns with linear motion. At one end of the shafts, a spoked wheel also turns. As these spokes rotate, infrared light signals from a light-emitting diode (LED) flicker through the spokes and are intercepted by a light detector. The dark and light are translated by phototransistors into electrical pulses that go to the oscilloscope to make a data. Finally, the proposed mechanical linear measurement sensor successfully fabricated and operated. Basically it consists of five components; roller ball, linear wheel, flexible rod, LED (light emitting diode) and photodiode and casing of the sensor. It had been design to achieve five meters measuring distance. This project has many applications for what industries required and it comprised a simple components with more advantages such as low cost, reliable, light weight, portable, easy to use and adopt measuring distances. 2010 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32350/1/32350.pdf Ismail, Iskandar Haszman (2010) Development and fabricating of mechanical linear sensor base on led and photodiode mechanism / Iskandar Haszman Ismail. (2010) Degree thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA. <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/32350.pdf>
spellingShingle Mechanical and electrical engineering combined
Detectors. Sensors. Sensor networks
Ismail, Iskandar Haszman
Development and fabricating of mechanical linear sensor base on led and photodiode mechanism / Iskandar Haszman Ismail
title Development and fabricating of mechanical linear sensor base on led and photodiode mechanism / Iskandar Haszman Ismail
title_full Development and fabricating of mechanical linear sensor base on led and photodiode mechanism / Iskandar Haszman Ismail
title_fullStr Development and fabricating of mechanical linear sensor base on led and photodiode mechanism / Iskandar Haszman Ismail
title_full_unstemmed Development and fabricating of mechanical linear sensor base on led and photodiode mechanism / Iskandar Haszman Ismail
title_short Development and fabricating of mechanical linear sensor base on led and photodiode mechanism / Iskandar Haszman Ismail
title_sort development and fabricating of mechanical linear sensor base on led and photodiode mechanism / iskandar haszman ismail
topic Mechanical and electrical engineering combined
Detectors. Sensors. Sensor networks
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32350/