Low -cost MEMS-based Ultrasonic Airflow Sensor Development
Charlie Huizenga, Research Specialist
Center for Environmental Design Research
Closed. This professor is continuing with Fall 2024 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Spring 2025.
Existing airflow sensors are expensive, fragile and difficult to use. The UC Berkeley Center for the Built Environment has developed a prototype of an inexpensive airflow sensor based on MEMS technologies originally developed for 3D range finding. The current sensor is based on a highly custom PCB design. We would like to develop a new design based on off-the-shelf components using an Arduino (or similar platform) that we can share as an open source project.
Role: - Gain familiarity with the existing prototype design hardware, firmware and software
- Design a new prototype using an appropriate microcontroller platform
- Build 5 prototypes
- Test the performance of new system
Qualifications: - Experience with microcontroller integration projects
- PCB design and assembly
- Microcontroller firmware development
Hours: 6-8 hrs
Related website: https://cbe.berkeley.edu/research/low-cost-mems-airflow-sensors-rooms-and-hvac/
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