Lighting Tool Box
Cost & Safety Analysis

Winter 2004

ECE 498

Team Members:

Nick Sitarski

Blaine Thompson

Brandon Harris

Dave Chronicle

Vladi Gergov

Advisor: Professor John W. Miller

Introduction

The Lighting Toolbox is a Collection of Unique Lighting Controllers used in Machine Vision Applications

The Goal of the Project is to Have Remote and Local Control of Lighting Parameters

The Tool Box Consists of an Incandescent, Fluorescent, and LED System

A Linux Based Embedded Controller is Used as the Web Server for Remote Operation

Incandescent System
Material Cost Analysis

Note:

Transformer Donated by Stancore

Light Enclosures Donated by Professor Miller

Incandescent System
Labor Cost Analysis

Incandescent System Pricing Information

Total R&D Will Not be Charged to First Customer

Each Incandescent System Will be Sold For $2,900 Which Will Include Minor Modifications

We Expect To Sell 20 Units Per Year Totaling $58,000.00 In Sales, However, Material for 20 Units Will be $14,166.40

Assembly For Each Unit Will be 10 Hours at $15 Per Hour Equaling $150.00 Per Unit, This Totals $3,000.00 Per year

We Will Have R&D Paid For Within First Year

Note: Prices Are For Incandescent System Only, Not Including Micro Controller For Remote Operation Feature

LED System
Material Cost Analysis

Note:

Transformer Donated by Stancore

Case Donated by Bud Industries

LED System
Labor Cost Analysis

LED System Pricing Information

Total R&D Will Not be Charged to First Customer

Each LED System Will be Sold For $2,600 Which Will Include Minor Modifications

We Expect To Sell 20 Units Per Year Totaling $52,000.00 In Sales, However, Material for 20 Units Will be $8360.00

Assembly For Each Unit Will be 10 Hours at $15 Per Hour Equaling $150.00 Per Unit, This Totals $3,000.00 Per year

We Will Have R&D Paid For Within First Year

Note: Prices Are For Incandescent System Only, Not Including Micro Controller For Remote Operation Feature

Fluorescent Material Cost Analysis

Fluorescent System
Labor Cost Analysis

Fluorescent System
Pricing Information

Total R&D Will Not be Charged to First Customer

Each Fluorescent System Will be Sold For $2,900 Which Will Include Minor Modifications

We Expect To Sell 20 Units Per Year Totaling $58,000.00 In Sales, However, Material for 20 Units Will be $10,757.40

Assembly For Each Unit Will be 10 Hours at $15 Per Hour Equaling $150.00 Per Unit, This Totals $3,000.00 Per year

We Will Have R&D Paid For Within First Year

Note: Prices Are For Fluorescent System Only, Not Including Micro Controller For Remote Operation Feature

Microcontroller System Material Cost Analysis

Microcontroller System Labor Cost Analysis

Microcontroller System Pricing Information

First 20 units will be priced higher to recoup R & D losses

Each Microcontroller System will sell for $2,000

We expect to sell 40 units in the first year, which would be $80,000, less materials ($16,000) and labor ($3,000)

This would give us $61,000, minus R & D of ~$11,000, would give us a net profit of $50,000

Every lighting system sold needs a Microcontroller to function properly

Safety Analysis

All Systems are Enclosed Within Metal Enclosures to Conform National Electrical Safety Codes

All Systems Are Fused to Ensure Short Circuit Protection

Hazardous Voltages are not Directly Accessible to the User

A Placard Has Been Place On the Cabinet Exterior to Warn Service Personal of Hazardous Voltages Inside

There are no Significant Ignition Sources

Inside the Enclosures

Enclosures are Noncombustible

Socio-Economic Impact

Machine Vision Applications will be More Accurate Which will Lead to Higher Quality Products

Companies will See Less Warranty Issues Driving the Cost of Products Down

Accurate Machine Vision Systems can Replace Human Inspections in Certain Applications Which can Lead to Lower Labor Costs for a Product

Remote Controlled Lighting Systems Can be used to Control Lighting Levels in Hazardous Areas that are Unsafe for humans to Enter

Consequences of Failure

Failure Could Result in Inaccurate Machine Vision Result, Allowing Bad Parts to Pass Through Inspection Areas

If Bad Parts Reach the Public, injury and/or death may result from faulty parts

If Severe Enough, a Nonfunctional Machine Vision Station Could Shut a Plant Down

Although our Project Does Not Involve Machine Vision Processing Directly, Lighting Conditions Directly Affects Machine Vision Processing

Questions

Lighting Tool Box Cost & Safety Analysis

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