Wind Speed / Direction Cup Anemometer and Wind...
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Wind Speed / Direction Cup Anemometer and Wind Vane
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Wind Speed / DirectionCup Anemometer and Wind Vane
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The Design
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Control Box
& Wind Vane
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Cup Anemometer
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Engineering Hurdles
● ~140 ft from computer
● USB has a max length of 15 m
● Wires have a hard time turning around 360° repeatedly
● Things spin best when balanced
● Budget of $0
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What the Design Features
● Relative wind speed and absolute wind direction output at 10Hz
● Data collection and logging on a remote computer using Labview
● Arduino
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Connections
● Most time consuming part of the project
● Used Cat5 cable and RJ-45 jacks● Both are cheap and
available
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What I Have Learned
● Basic C programming ● The basics of
electronic communication
● Instrument design