FanSafe
Statement of the ProblemBackground:FanSafe is an idea that explores safety in moving parts. The concept is based on an existing technology known as SawStop. This is a technology that uses capacitance to stop the blade of a table saw whenever it comes in contact with human flesh. SawStop has saved many limbs from complete loss from table saws. Our goal is to design a fan that exercises a similar objective. The fan is to stop whenever it detects human flesh coming into close proximity to the fan’s blades. The application of FanSafe would help create fans without grills as well as child-proofed fans. The advantages of a fan sans grill would be maximized air flow that would help in an industrial environment, easier-to-clean fans reducing build up of allergens and dust, and safer fans for the industrial environment as well. The Design:
Project Deliverables:Team FanSafe plans to have a working fan that stops based on the proximity of human flesh. In addition to this, we plan on having circuit diagrams, parts list and assembly drawings, cost versus benefit analysis, and a complete timing profile. The profile includes the time delay of both the fan blades to stop moving and that of the triggering action from the sensor chip to the microcontroller. |
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