Enhancing Virtual Presence Vehicles with Robust Components for Prolonged Reliability
Learn about the advanced components of Team 13's Virtual Presence Vehicle developed by John Ashmore, Brian Bell, Jason Giles, and Jing Li. The vehicle features a Microcontroller on the base station and mobile platform, with low failure rates ensuring long-lasting performance. Key components prone to failure due to high operating temperatures are battery/voltage regulators and LCD screens. Join us to explore the design complexities and strategies to maximize vehicle reliability.
Enhancing Virtual Presence Vehicles with Robust Components for Prolonged Reliability
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Team 13 Virtual Presence Vehicle John Ashmore, Brian Bell, Jason Giles, Jing Li
Complexity; Multiple I/O pins • Microcontroller on base station– PIC32MX • Failure Rate = 6.88/1 million hours • 1 failure every 16.58 years • Microcontroller on mobile platform– PIC32MX • Failure Rate = 8.16/1 million hours • 1 failure every 13.98 years • AL242 Video Decoder • Failure Rate = 2.80/1 million hours • 1 failure every 40.74 years Components Likely to Fail
High Operating Temperature • Battery/Voltage Regulators – base station • Failure Rate =.8368/1 million hours • 1 failure every 136.32 years • Battery/Voltage Regulators – mobile platform • Failure Rate = .8736/1 million hours • 1 failure every 130.58 years • LCD screens – LCT-H320240M35W • Commercial Product already, failure rate assumed to be acceptable • Swann Cameras SW231-WCH • Commercial Product already, failure rate assumed to be acceptable Components Likely to Fail
