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HyperRail

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Overview

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/48937995/68827283-43a40c00-0656-11ea-855b-1db43658c3ab.png This motor driven frame is built to move a sensor package(eGreenhouse) in three directions.

Description

The 3D HyperRail moves in two directions moving over a 25-meter rail on the x-axis continuously,and two-meter on the y-axis with the sensor package attached on the z-axis in a 3D printed container. Nema 23 motors drive the sensor package along the rail with the use of a single belt system. The carriage can be programmed to visit a suite of locations to gather information from the on-board sensor package.

Objectives

  • Create a linear motion system that can have any length

  • Rail system should be able to mount on tripods or building structure or stand alone frame

Outcomes

The HyperRail idea came from the need to analyze a crop using hyperspectral imaging. The system needs to be able to go very slow and at a consistent speed. But also cover all areas of the greenhouse. The most logical way to do this was using a stepper motor and some kind of rail. I searched for linear railing and concluded that aluminum extrusion would be a good solution for this system.

Future

This section includes the future expectations of this project.

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Refrences

  • Example

  • Mariotte, E. (1679). Essais de Physique : ou Mémoires pour servir à la science des choses naturelles, Paris.

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