Conference proceeding
ROBOTICS ANDMECHATRONICS-BASED SOLAR CELL ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENT LABORATORY
2012 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
01 Jan 2012
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Abstract
This paper discusses the design and implementation of a mechatronics-based solar cell surface roughness measurement laboratory for student learning experience in the emerging field of renewable energy. Renewable Energy science and technology stimulates discoveries and developments that promise to sustain a wave of new technological and economic innovations throughout the world. It is likely that the use of renewable energy will become an increasing national priority that will affect the next generation of college students. This system is comprised of several subsystems and elements that are together utilized to automate the gathering and processing of solar cell roughness data. While a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is used for controlling the I/O between the robots in the workcell and the Laser Check system, a LabVIEW program is responsible for triggering the robotic programs, as well as collecting and processing the data collected by the Laser Check device. A concluding section discusses laboratory development for student hands-on learning experience within the context of a course MET 205 Robotics and Mechatronics.
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- Title
- ROBOTICS ANDMECHATRONICS-BASED SOLAR CELL ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENT LABORATORY
- Creators
- Richard Y. Chiou - Drexel UniversityMichael G. Mauk - Drexel UniversityTzu-Liang Bill Tseng - Univ Texas El Paso, Ind Mfg & Syst Engn, El Paso, TX 79968 USABret Alan DavisASEE
- Publication Details
- 2012 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
- Series
- ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
- Publisher
- Amer Soc Engineering Education
- Number of pages
- 12
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Engineering Leadership and Society/Engineering Technology
- Identifiers
- 991019170481904721
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- Engineering, Multidisciplinary