Soft Ip Core
Soft Ip Core
Soft Ip Core
Team miniMuffin
Lauren Glogiewicz Jacob Beckner Kevin Bodkin James Holley Philip Terry
Project Description
Different bearing design using magnetic fields Electromagnets will levitate an axle Optical sensors monitor position of axle FPGA interprets data to control electromagnets System less prone to mechanical restraints
Lauren
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Lauren
Project Objectives
Lauren
Lauren
Lauren
James
James
James
8-12 bits per magnet sent to current control via FPGA I/O
James
Design Constraints
Speed of Control
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Need a tight control loop between sensors & FPGA Electromagnets need to be adjusted continuously
Power
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Electromagnets are typically high power Bearings only useful if energy efficient
Budget
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James
Major Components
Optical Sensors
FPGA: Hardware & Software Interface Current Control
Electromagnets
Power Supply
Jake
Sensing Devices
Optical sensors will track axle position
Sensors will be paired with electromagnets Vital to the positioning feedback loop
Jake
Jake
Electromagnets
Found source of low-cost, high-power magnets
Currently testing two models:
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1" Magnet: 3 V, 5.5 W, 25 lb holding force 2" magnet: 6 V, 7 W, 105 lb holding force
Kevin
Current Control
Will receive information from the FPGA
Information fed to D/A converter to amplifier Amplifier will feed into BJT-based current source Will change the strength of the electromagnets Current limited based on the magnet used
Kevin
Power Supply
Need the following: o 15 V for OpAmps o 6 V +/- mV for magnets o 3.3 V for integrated circuits
Initial work using power supplies & 12 V batteries Final design should use wall power
Kevin
Phil
Sources of Funding
UROP Boettcher Scholar Educational Enrichment Grant Engineering Excellence Fund Mini Grant
Phil
Division of Labor
For preliminary steps, we will divide as follows:
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Phil
Timeline
Phil
Look into components with faster response Different sensing types: capacitive, magnetic field, etc.
Better components
Phil
Questions?