Laptop cooling pad temperature monitoring system

Cooling pads are commonly used to reduce temperature of laptop to avoid overheating problem. However, existing cooling pads are prone to various limitations: fixed voltage in the hardware component, inaccurate temperature readings and lacked of computer-based temperature monitoring functions. In this paper, a laptop cooling system with multivoltage fan speed controller using real-time processor temperature readings is proposed. A graphical user interface (GUI) and color coded LEDs are also implemented to provide visual inspection of the temperature values captured from the laptop. The temperature values are displayed in graph and tabular form. The performance of the proposed cooling pad with computer-based monitoring application is evaluated against two other types of existing cooling pad systems. The experiments have shown that the temperature values can be monitored clearly with the proposed GUI. More importantly, the proposed cooling pad system has the potential to achieve lower temperature faster than the rest of the existing cooling pad systems

The analysis and implementation of remote production monitoring system in manufacturing industries

The emergence of the fourth industrial revolution (IR4.0) turns manufacturing process into digital environment. In this transition, new technology especially the Internet of Things (IoT) play an important part in the global market rivalry. In order to shift manufacturing companies to the Internet of Things, it is crucial to connect their activities to the digital world using smart sensor systems. To overcome with this problem, this project presents a remote monitoring system for shop-floor and based on the IoT standard. This project is also about analyzing and developing a Remote Production Manufacturing System (PMS) framework and online tool condition monitoring system according to the Internet of things requirements (IR 4.0). The system is designed to establish a data acquisition and monitor the production shop floor remotely. For further processing, visualization and analyses, the monitored data are transferred to a cloud server using MDC�MAX solution. The developed system follows the IoT model to connect physical manufacturing with the cyber world and offer integration capabilities with existing industrial manual systems. Monitoring device installation is validated using a CNC milling machine on an industrial laboratory shop floor

A simulation of energy recycling concept in automotive application using hybrid approach

This paper presents development of a simulation to demonstrate a relatively new hybrid approach in improving energy resources that is applicable in automotive industry. The existing hybrid approach in automotive industry is considerably efficient in terms of energy saving by switching between fuel and electricity for energy resources. However, both energy resources confront various challenges. While the electricity resources require recharging, the fuel resources are scarce and expensive. Therefore, in this paper we aim to propose a relatively new hybrid approach, referred to as energy recycling concept equipped with coordination algorithm. To simulate the proposed energy recycling concept, a prototype of Electrical Control Unit (ECU) car is built. Then, an algorithm that coordinates battery charging is developed and integrated with the ECU. Finally, the simulation of the proposed energy recycling concept equipped with the coordination algorithm is evaluated on the prototype of the ECU car. The results show that the proposed energy recycling concept that allows switching between two sources of energy is applicable to operate the ECU car prototype