WEEK 14

Title of Activity :   Proposal Submisson

Objective : To draft proposal for final year project and submit to supervisor

Content/ Procedure :

Contains explanations on how the new findings/ideas will contribute to the community

Result and analysis :

 - Get information regarding project in order to write a project proposal.


- Get guidance and supervisor about project proposal and also sample of good proposal.


- The fyp proposal have been submitted for subject assessment.

WEEK 13

Title of Activity : Circuit diagram

Objective :  To know the design and construct of the circuit
             

Content/ Procedure :

• So far I have designed this circuit diagram using fritzing programmed

• This circuit show Connection driver shield and Arduino with motor

Result and analysis :

                                                                                                                                                        

Conclusions :

Using fritzing software will help me to design the circuit based on arduino microcontroller. In this work, this is a simple connection diagram between components to help me understand before stimulate circuit in proteus.

WEEK 12

Title of Activity : Benefits and Contributions

Objective : To find information that connected to proposed project for benefits and contribution.

Content/ Procedure :

Contains explanations on how the new findings/ideas will contribute to the community

Result and analysis :

The main benefit of a robot vacuum : 

1) People don’t have to constantly invest time and effort performing the menial chore of 

    vacuuming their home. By having a robot vacuum it allows saving time.

2) People with disabilities or mobility issues can look at robotic vacuum cleaners as an alternative 

    to expensive housekeeping services.

3) This robot vacumm also easy to store.For example,Customer won't have to worry about it

    taking up some much needed space in the closet because this vacuum robot are design with 

    sleek that allows this robot to be tucked away under the bed or couch.

WEEK 11

Title of Activity : Presentation week

Objective :  To tell the assessor/evaluator about the project ideas and the objective of producing
                    the project.

Content/ Procedure :

This is the project presentation week, for FYP semester 1. All FYP semester 1 student will be at Gemilang Hall starting 2.30 pm until 5.30 pm. Each student has two assessors to evaluate their project presentation. For my presentation, I was evaluated by two assessors, Madam Noor Hajar Hasan Basri and Madam Noor Amalia Sapiee.

Result and analysis :

WEEK 10

Title of Activity : Slide presentation preparation

Objective :  To tell the assessor/evaluator about the project ideas and the objective of producing
                    the project.

Content/ Procedure :

In week 11, all FYP semester 1 student will have their project presentation at Gemilang Hall. The purpose of this presentation was to tell the assessor/evaluator about the project ideas and the objective of producing the project. As a preparation for the presentation, I need to make the presentation slides.

Result and analysis :

Contain Of the Slides :-


1)  Introduction of the project
2)  Problem statement
3)  Objective
4)  Methodology
5)  Gantt Chart
6)  Budget
7)  Progress


Conclusions :

I have made the slides and discuss with my supervisor/advisor about it. There were some correction   

and addition needed to be made before the presentation slides ready to be presented in front of the       assessor.

WEEK 9

Title of Activity : Literature Review

Objective : To review on the related system or previous project that has been done by others as 
                 well as to review the most important parts of the project

Content/ Procedure :

This literature review will review on the related system or previous project that has been done by others as well as to review the most important parts of the project. This review is very important in understanding the project requirements and concepts.

Result and analysis :

1) SUCKMASTER II Vacuum Robot

The Koala robot has been equipped with a real vacuum cleaner and an arm with two degrees of freedom. At the end of the arm, there is a tactile system, robust and efficient. Koala Vacuum Cleaner has the ability to detect obstacles and classify them,following a wall, measuring angles and deal with chairs.

- Using C and assembler programming language
- Rechargeable battery
- Using proximity and light sensor

Conclusions : 

From this review I have learned many important theories, method that will helps to complete design and build my vacuum robot.Next week i will prepare about slide presentation.

WEEK 8

Title of Activity : Literature Review

Objective : To review on the related system or previous project that has been done by others as 
                 well as to review the most important parts of the project

Content/ Procedure :

This literature review will review on the related system or previous project that has been done by others as well as to review the most important parts of the project. This review is very important in understanding the project requirements and concepts.

Result and analysis :

1) SUCKMASTER II Vacuum Robot

This robot was designed to compete in the annual AHRC Robot Rally Vacuum contest.“The contest goal is to pick up as much rice as possible in 4 minutes or less from an 8 foot square simulated room. The simulated room is sprinkled with 8 ounces of rice and contains a folding chair, lamp and speaker box. Bonus points are scored if the robot returns to the starting location and turns itself off.

Robot specification

- Using PIC
- Using C and assembler programming language
- Using battery
- Using sonar sensor

Conclusions : 

From this review I have learned many important theories, method that will helps to complete design and build my vacuum robot.

WEEK 7

Title of Activity : Gantt Chart

Objective : To help me finish up my project due to the dateline.

Content/ Procedure :

Project planning is about the time that I planned to complete the task of my project. Below  is my Project Gantt Chart where I plan to do this project from the beginning of the process until the end of the process (The length of time required for each task is shown).

Result and analysis :

Table 1 : Gantt Chart

Conclusions : 

From this table 1,I can do my work by follow step per step that required in this project to help me finish up my project due to dateline.Next week I will update about the literature review.

WEEK 6

Title of Activity : FYP 1 second  briefing

Objective : To know briefly on how to write Proposal report for final year project

Content/ Procedure :

The 2nd briefing were held on 15 October 2014-Wednesday.The second briefing are presented by  Pn Nulida Bt Ab.Aziz.

Result and analysis :

Ø  Proposal report writing

·         Literature Review

·         Research methodology

                                                          I.            Specific research method used

                                                        II.            Resource identification and selection

                                                      III.            Safety measures

Ø  Date of FYP presentation

·         Presentation Day (Week 10)

Conclusions :  

This week I have learned about  proposal report writing that include literature review and research methodology.

*  Focus during the briefing :-)

* This is an important date for me to remember it

WEEK 5

Title of Activity : Block Diagram

Objective : To show how the system operates, what are its inputs and outputs at various stages

Content/ Procedure :

This week , I will update about block diagram of the Vacuum Robot.It shows data flow between separate units of function

Figure 1 :Block Diagram of the Vacuum Robot

  

Result and analysis :

Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

- Generate high frequency sound waves and evaluate the echo which is received back by the sensor, measuring the time interval between sending the signal and receiving the echo to determine the distance to an object.

Arduino Microcontroler

- The Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega32.It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic resonator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller,simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started.(Details in week 4)

Motor Drive

- This motor drive allow Arduino to drive or controlled Dc motor

Output DC motor

- Mechanically Commuted electric motor powered from direct current(DC)

LCD

- To display the number of distance between sensors from the wall

 Conclusions : 

This week I have learned about the blog diagram which show how the system operates,what are its inputs and outputs at various stages.This blog diagram also show the function of each various stages of my project

WEEK 4

Title of Activity : Chosing Arduino UNO as controlling method

Objective : To know about Arduino UNO specification and advantage

Content/ Procedure :

The method use as controller is using Arduino Uno as microcontroller for the electric current control to drive a motor.The Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega32.It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic resonator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller,simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started.It features the Atmega16U2 (Atmega8U2 up to version R2) programmed as a USB-to-serial converter.

Result and analysis :

Some of the key features of the Arduino Uno include:

• An easy USB interface . The chip on the board plugs straight into your USB port and registers on your computer as a virtual serial port. This allows you to interface with it as through it were a serial device. The benefit of this setup is that serial communication is an extremely easy (and time-tested) protocol, and USB makes connecting it to modern computers really convenient.
   
• Very convenient power management and built-in voltage regulation. You can connect an external power source of up to 12v and it will regulate it to both 5v and 3.3v. It also can be powered directly off of a USB port without any external power.

• 13 digital pins and 6 analog pins. These pins allow you to connect external hardware to your Arduino. These pins are key for extending the computing capability of the Arduino into the real world. Simply plug your devices and sensors into the sockets that correspond to each of these pins and you are good to go.

Conclusions :  

• This week I have learned about the advantage of arduino UNO.From what I have study,the nice thing about the Arduino board is that it is relatively cheap, plugs straight into a computer's USB port, and it is dead-simple to setup and use (compared to other development boards).