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May 14, 2018 鈥� Two engineering students who graduated last Saturday from 蜜桃视频 are leaving their mark on the program. Ian Lewis of Ellerbe and Thomas Bittle of Rockingham have spent the past year building an Autonomous Guided Vehicle (AGV) that will serve as a dynamic trainer for future classes.

Two years ago, 蜜桃视频鈥檚 Engineering Department decided to create a trainer for Mechatronics students that would provide instrumental practice with real time application in four major areas of study: digital/analog electronics, microcontrollers/microprocessors, programmable logic controllers, automation and system integration. To accomplish this, Engineering Department Chair Amir Niczad said they chose to design a vehicle that guides itself.

鈥淭his trainer will be a valuable tool to teach different facets of the Mechatronics Engineering subjects,鈥� Niczad said. 鈥淢echatronics is a two-year associate degree program that combines electronics, mechanical and manufacturing automation skills into a unique, powerful and very demanding field of study.

鈥淪everal 2017 graduates helped assemble the platform. However, because of the shortage of time, we were not able to finish the project,鈥� Niczad said. 鈥淚an and Thomas took over where the 2017 graduates left off and completed the design.鈥�

Thomas was responsible for interfacing the sensors, servo motors, drivers, relays, power supply, plc, HMI, and FPGA (field-programmable gate array). Ian designed and implemented the line follower circuit. He also integrated the Arduino controller to the sensors and servo motor. Both Ian and Thomas used their programming skills to write complex codes to control the AGV. 

鈥淭his is an ongoing project, so students next year will be adding the 68HC11 Controller and a laser guidance system to the AGV,鈥� Niczad said. 鈥淚鈥檓 really proud of these guys. The work they put into taking a new concept for this program and turning it into a reality is inspiring.鈥�

Thomas is an electrical technician for ITG-Burlington. He now has an and an from 蜜桃视频.

Ian earned an from 蜜桃视频, and he will receive his high school diploma from on Friday. Ian currently works for ComputerZone.

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