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Chef Temp

Group 7:

Dustin Costa

Patrick Garlejo

D’Angelo Franklin

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Roles

Dustin: Focused mainly on software and making sure the automation portion of the device worked smoothly. Software

Patrick: Focused on hardware and wiring everything. Making sure that everything was in the right place. Also did software and writing/presentation. Hardware

D’Angelo: Focused mainly on writing the report and presentation slides. While also helping with both software and hardware. Technical Writing

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Purpose / Methodology

  • Our goal was to utilize LED’s in a creative way, which ended up with connecting them directly to a temperature reading

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  • Wanted to design a device that can be used in the kitchen
    • Combining LEDs with a thermostat that can detect heat

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Our Solution

  • To be able to measure the temperature of multiple beverages at a time

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  • Useful for larger kitchens, such as coffee shops that want accurate and fast temperature readings to determine whether the coffee is still hot

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Total Budget

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Sample of Code

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Flow Chart

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Assembly Process

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System

Diagram

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Demo Video

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Problems Encountered

  • The servo motor was the part that took the longest to program
  • Time management and scheduling meetings
  • Misplacement of the wiring while testing

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Conclusion

  • Future Improvements
    • More resources and a bigger budget
    • Upgrades: Independent heating source
  • Higher quality temp. reading device
  • Allow user input on specific temperature
  • Make the device smaller and possibly handheld

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What we Learned

  • Coding is tough
  • Prepare the wiring well beforehand
  • Be Patient

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Questions?