During the mid-semester break, submitted the final report and getting prepared for the presentation. The presentation is going to be a very nervous day and also the judgement day for me. Hopefully all will be going well for me and supervisor also give me advice to get prepare for the final presentation and has to be very strong as I will needed to not only approval from the supervisor but as well as the approval from other lecturer as well.
Getting prepare for the presentation and hopefully the report will be smooth and good enough.
Expect the worst and hope for the Best. Just in case if needed any resubmission, it still can be done to improve the project however that's the least wanted from me.
Strong presentation will helps getting my project ahead and getting approval by the lecturers.
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
19th Class (26th September 2012)
Installation of the camera in the front grill of the vehicle require a bracket that will hold on to the camera firm and also on the front grill of the vehicle. According to the dimension of the camera, I've design the bracket for the camera.
With the specification and dimension of the camera, this bracket will be use to install the camera on to the trucks in front of the vehicle grill. The strength of the bracket and bolt will hold tight on to the bracket and the front grill of the trucks.
The wiring diagram has also been drawn and final report is moving to it's near end. Proposal for the government has also been written and getting prepare to send. Unfortunately, the camera still can't get on hand as the price negotiate is too high and there's no reply from the seller as well.
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| Side view of the camera and the bracket |
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| Rear view of the bracket |
With the specification and dimension of the camera, this bracket will be use to install the camera on to the trucks in front of the vehicle grill. The strength of the bracket and bolt will hold tight on to the bracket and the front grill of the trucks.
The wiring diagram has also been drawn and final report is moving to it's near end. Proposal for the government has also been written and getting prepare to send. Unfortunately, the camera still can't get on hand as the price negotiate is too high and there's no reply from the seller as well.
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| Wiring Diagram for the Thermal Camera System. |
18th Class (12th September 2012)
Back from investigation of Australia and it seems that the road in Australia is indeed very long and wide. Furthermore when it's raining or foggy it does really reduce the visibility of the driver greatly. This is all the hazards found while driving on the road in Australia.
From the picture I took above it seems that it's very vulnerable for the animals to cross the road easily and especially during night time, the light of the driver will easily distract the animal and animal could jump out from the bushes any time.
Both picture above shows when heavy raining and foggy weather the driver will have difficulties in seeing the road ahead and identify the hazards on the road. Obstacles in front of the vehicle will not be seen by the drivers and especially for truck drivers, they require even further distance ahead of the vehicle to successfully stop the trucks.
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| The road in Tasmania. |
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| Vision of heavy raining. |
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| Foggy weather. |
Both picture above shows when heavy raining and foggy weather the driver will have difficulties in seeing the road ahead and identify the hazards on the road. Obstacles in front of the vehicle will not be seen by the drivers and especially for truck drivers, they require even further distance ahead of the vehicle to successfully stop the trucks.
Thermal camera will be a great assist for the driver and increase the safety of the driver while driving on the road as well as provide safety place for the wild animals in Australia.
17th Class (22th August 2012)
Submitted the interim report and next steps will be visiting Australia to get some practical proof on difficulties of the driver driving in Australia. The longer the driver of the trucks stays on the road, the longer it is expose to accident risk as longer time will not only reduce the fatigue of the driver and slows down the reaction of the driver. Visibility impair by the weather condition, rain and foggy which is quite common in Australia will increase the fatigue of the driver and also the risk of accident on the road as well.
After the investigation, proposal for the government will be the next steps to take and also the marketing and overall cost that required by this system will be calculated. Hoping to get more results on the practical in assisting my project to get a better proof to convince the Australian Government as well. Investigation will be carry out in Tasmania and Victoria state to determine the road condition in Australia.
After the investigation, proposal for the government will be the next steps to take and also the marketing and overall cost that required by this system will be calculated. Hoping to get more results on the practical in assisting my project to get a better proof to convince the Australian Government as well. Investigation will be carry out in Tasmania and Victoria state to determine the road condition in Australia.
16th class (8th August 2012)
Consideration on how to install the camera comes into my mind and been hope to get a good price on the camera will surely helps in my project. The camera itself is expensive and hopefully I can get the camera on hands.
The installation of the camera is quite easy with some consideration on the electrical diagram is required such as the fuse needed to be included in the electrical connection to prevent damage onto the camera and the monitor screen in case of any short circuits on the electrical connection.
A step down transformer is require as camera operates on 12V while trucks operates on 24V battery and high voltage will damage the thermal camera system in my project.
Position of the camera is also needed to taken into consideration and I've plan to install the camera in front of the front grill which provides a clear vision of the road condition ahead. Many consideration factors needed to be taken into account to achieve maximum vision of the camera and assistance for the driver.
The installation of the camera is quite easy with some consideration on the electrical diagram is required such as the fuse needed to be included in the electrical connection to prevent damage onto the camera and the monitor screen in case of any short circuits on the electrical connection.
A step down transformer is require as camera operates on 12V while trucks operates on 24V battery and high voltage will damage the thermal camera system in my project.
Position of the camera is also needed to taken into consideration and I've plan to install the camera in front of the front grill which provides a clear vision of the road condition ahead. Many consideration factors needed to be taken into account to achieve maximum vision of the camera and assistance for the driver.
15th Class (25h July 2012)
Winter's holiday is over and it's time to get back to reality and continue with the project progress.Visiting to Australia will be made on the next mid-semester break and from there a clearer version of the situation will be able to observe on Australia.
Research on the camera done and starting with the interim report. It seems that the camera uses the Seebeck Effect where difference in two conductor will create a voltage. The amount of voltage that creates will determine how hot and cold the object and from there the camera will be able to differentiate the object detected is either a stationary or a moving objects or living.
Human will release body heat as well as animals. Moving vehicles will also have heat dissipate from the engine and will alert the driver through the monitor screen connected to the camera. The image scan by the camera will tell the driver if the objects is an animal, a vehicle or people walking or cycling in front of the trucks.
Furthermore this camera will increase the driver's vision ahead and informs the driver if there;'s a moving object ahead of the vehicle. Not only it's help the driver to identify the obstacle ahead but also increase the distance view of the driver. This is a great advantage for the driver to safely controlling the trucks.
Research on the camera done and starting with the interim report. It seems that the camera uses the Seebeck Effect where difference in two conductor will create a voltage. The amount of voltage that creates will determine how hot and cold the object and from there the camera will be able to differentiate the object detected is either a stationary or a moving objects or living.
Human will release body heat as well as animals. Moving vehicles will also have heat dissipate from the engine and will alert the driver through the monitor screen connected to the camera. The image scan by the camera will tell the driver if the objects is an animal, a vehicle or people walking or cycling in front of the trucks.
Furthermore this camera will increase the driver's vision ahead and informs the driver if there;'s a moving object ahead of the vehicle. Not only it's help the driver to identify the obstacle ahead but also increase the distance view of the driver. This is a great advantage for the driver to safely controlling the trucks.
14th Class (27th June 2012)
Done the initial progress report and hand into the Student Central. Next week will be the semester break and still even during the holiday, progress of the project never stops. Hopefully that all will be going smoothly. Future plan of the project is added and planning to contact the seller of the PathFindIR camera to get a good price on it to enable in inspect on the camera detail for my project.
Next planning is also going to be Australia and to investigate the road condition and the weather condition that affects the driver's vision on the road. Practically will helps in understand my project and also the evaluation of the project as well. How good will the camera assist in the driver's vision will be the key point of this project.
Next writing the proposal for the Australian Government will also assist my project to be successful. Approval from the Australian Government will be a big leap for my project to be implemented into Australia and helps improve the road safety in Australia.
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| Gantt Chart for future planning. |
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