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The Egg Flow Communicator

The Egg Flow Communicator. Matthew Rasler Andrew Habbeger Mark Parker. The Problem. Automation in the poultry industry h as allowed farmers to replace farm hands with a conveyor system to collect eggs. Saves time Saves $$. However, conveyance can stop due to

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The Egg Flow Communicator

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  1. The Egg Flow Communicator Matthew Rasler Andrew Habbeger Mark Parker

  2. The Problem • Automation in the poultry industry • has allowed farmers to replace farm • hands with a conveyor system to collect • eggs. • Saves time • Saves $$ • However, conveyance can stop due to • mechanicalissues or a system overload • (egg-jam). Users are often remote and • unaware of the problem. • Loss of time locating issue • Potential loss of product

  3. The Problem (Continued) • Line Failure Condition • One or more inputs unresponsive • Other inputs on the same collector are responsive • Collector Failure Condition • All inputs on a single collector are unresponsive • Other collectors are responsive • Module Failure Condition • One or more modules unresponsive • Other modules are responsive • System Failure Condition • All modules are unresponsive

  4. Our Proposal Create a system to automate the determination and mitigation of abnormal conveyor flow. • Monitor multiple conveyor lines. • Automatically determine the presence and location of a jam. • Alert operator to the presence and location of the jam in real time. • Audio alert - presence of jam • Visual alert – presence and location of jam

  5. Benefits • Reduces overhead (labor costs) • Reduces time lost to finding jams • Reduces product loss

  6. Stakeholders • Tim Habegger/Habegger Farms: sponsor, end user/client, systems specifications • Professor John Tanik: instructor and overseer • Matthew Rasler: Project leader • Andrew Habegger, Mark Parker: Project team • Poultry industry at large: potential end users/clients

  7. Roadmap to Success

  8. Functional RequirementsDemarcating the Client’s Needs into Functional Components

  9. Design Matrix Utilizing Technology for Organization and Efficiency

  10. Scheduling Tasks Microsoft Project’s Gantt Charting

  11. Application Architecture • Components (Sponsor Req.) • Desktop /w Touch Screen • Presentation Layer • RS485 Trunk Line • Communication Layer • BS2P40 /w UART • Hardware Layer

  12. FR-DP: Sponsor Requirements • GUI • Windows Platform • Touchscreen input • BS2P40 • 24-pin microprocessor • 16 I/O • Serial communication • Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter • Buffers serial communication

  13. Thank You.

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