Motor controller for medium size DC-motors An OUC/IOT topic description
Technical abstract: One of our external partners have constructed a remote controlled vehicle that can be used for cleaning building roofs. At the moment, the DC motors driving the vehicle are controlled, simply as forward, backward or neutral, using a set of manual 3-position switches. At the same time, the manual positioning system used in the EU project DockWelder, have also been implemented with DC motors operated by mechanical on/off switches, resulting in a poor control properties of the positioning system. We would like to develop a set of switched mode motor drivers, that can replace simple on/off control, allowing linear control of small to medium sized DC motors. The motor driver should be controlled by a microcontroller, accepting commands from various user interfaces via. a digital interface, for instance CAN-bus, or some other reliable digital interface.
Goals: Analyse the requirements of a generic DC motor controller for small to medium size DC motors (0-500W, 12-48V) Design and implement a laborotory model or prototype Integrate and test the model with the roof robot and/or the DockWelder mobile platform
Formalities: Supervisor: Anders Stengaard Sørensen of OUC/IOT will supervise this topic, as main- or co-supervisor, depending on the role this topic will play in your project. Size: We estimate this topic to be equivalent to 6..12 ECTS, making it suitable as main topic for a small project, like a bachelor project, or as a component in a larger project like a final- or masters- engineering project. Relations: This topic is quite suited for combination with topics related to Mobile robots User interfaces Field busses Power electronics Milestones: Start: When possible
Community of interest: As DC motors are used in many different applications, several partners have an interest in this topic: CLM - As inventor of the roof cleaning vehicle, CLM is wery interested in improving their technology. Odense Steel Shipyard - As main industrial partner during the DockWelder project, OSS is interested in any improvements we can make to the DockWelder technology The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller institute for production technology - As partner in Dockwelder, The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller institute for production technology also have an interest in improving the technology Odense University College of engineering - This topic touches upon various interests at OUC: The topic is proposed by Anders Stengaard Sørensen of OUC, who offers to supervise it This topic touches upon bothe OUC's interest in power electronics and embedded systems
Contact: If this topic is interesting to you, please contact: Anders Stengaard Sørensen Ingeniørhøjskolen Odense Teknikum Niels Bohrs Allé 1 DK-5230 Odense M Room H-102a

Motor controller for medium size DC-motors

An OUC/IOT topic description

Technical abstract:

One of our external partners have constructed a remote controlled vehicle that can be used for cleaning building roofs. At the moment, the DC motors driving the vehicle are controlled, simply as forward, backward or neutral, using a set of manual 3-position switches.

At the same time, the manual positioning system used in the EU project DockWelder, have also been implemented with DC motors operated by mechanical on/off switches, resulting in a poor control properties of the positioning system.

We would like to develop a set of switched mode motor drivers, that can replace simple on/off control, allowing linear control of small to medium sized DC motors. The motor driver should be controlled by a microcontroller, accepting commands from various user interfaces via. a digital interface, for instance CAN-bus, or some other reliable digital interface.

Goals:

Analyse the requirements of a generic DC motor controller for small to medium size DC motors (0-500W, 12-48V)
Design and implement a laborotory model or prototype
Integrate and test the model with the roof robot and/or the DockWelder mobile platform

Formalities:

Supervisor:
Anders Stengaard Sørensen of OUC/IOT will supervise this topic, as main- or co-supervisor, depending on the role this topic will play in your project.

Size:
We estimate this topic to be equivalent to 6..12 ECTS, making it suitable as main topic for a small project, like a bachelor project, or as a component in a larger project like a final- or masters- engineering project.

Relations:
This topic is quite suited for combination with topics related to

Mobile robots
User interfaces
Field busses
Power electronics

Milestones:

Start: When possible

Community of interest:

As DC motors are used in many different applications, several partners have an interest in this topic:

CLM - As inventor of the roof cleaning vehicle, CLM is wery interested in improving their technology.
Odense Steel Shipyard - As main industrial partner during the DockWelder project, OSS is interested in any improvements we can make to the DockWelder technology
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller institute for production technology - As partner in Dockwelder, The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller institute for production technology also have an interest in improving the technology
Odense University College of engineering - This topic touches upon various interests at OUC:
- The topic is proposed by Anders Stengaard Sørensen of OUC, who offers to supervise it
- This topic touches upon bothe OUC's interest in power electronics and embedded systems

Contact:

If this topic is interesting to you, please contact:

Anders Stengaard Sørensen
Ingeniørhøjskolen Odense Teknikum
Niels Bohrs Allé 1
DK-5230 Odense M
Room H-102a