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CONSTRUCTION OF AN AUTOMATED BOREHOLE REGULATOR

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In Nigeria, a borehole is one of the best means of obtaining clean water in field condition. However, field operations in remote areas or in difficult conditions often require flexibility and imagination in avoiding and solving technical problems. The automated borehole regulator serves as a means to control the pumping of water between predefined upper and lower limits.This system mainly works on a principle that “water conducts electricity”. 5 wires are dipped into the tank with a certain gap between each wire will indicate the different water levels. Based on the outputs of these wires, microcontroller displays water level using LEDs as well as controls the flow of water by controlling the motor of the pump. In the 1st phase, the program is burnt into the microcontroller and the 5 copper wires are used to indicate water level and a motor controls the flow of water. An increase in the water level is determined by the wires and the signal is sent to the microprocessor and afterwards displayed on the LCD screen.The overall system testing of integrated design of voltage measurement device. The testing and integration is done to ensure that the design is functioning properly as expected thereby enabling the intended user(s) for which the project was targeted for, appreciate its implementation and equally approaches used in the design and integration of various modules of the project.
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 4-CHANNEL Wi-Fi LAN BASED WIRELESS INTERCOM SYSTEM

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The existing landscape of real-time communication often relies on traditional wire intercom systems which are characterized by high installation costs, complex wiring, and inherent flexibility, posing significant challenges for scalable deployment in dynamic environments. These limitations necessitate a modern, cost-effective, and easy-to-deploy solution that utilizes existing infrastructure. The primary aim of this project is to address this deficit by designing and implementing a functional, low-latency 4-channel Wi-Fi ( Wireless Fidelity) Local Area Network (LAN) based wireless intercom system capable of facilitating clear, full-duplex voice communication among multiple users.The system methodology centered on a decentralized, peer-to-peer architecture utilizing ESP32 microcontroller for its integrated Wi-Fi capabilities and dedicated I2S (Inter integrated sound ) digital audio interface. Audio quality was managed by pairing an INMP441 digital microphone a MAX98357A digital amplifier, eliminating analog noise and circuit complexity. Crucially, communication over the LAN was executed using the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) instead of Control Protocol (TCP). This deliberate choice minimized packet overhead and connection management, which is essential for ensuring the reliable, low-latency data transmission required for real-time conversation. Testing confirmed the successful two-way voice transmission between all intercom units, with the system consistently demonstrating an end-to-end latency below the critical 150ms threshold required for human-perceptible real-time conversation. In conclusion, the project successfully validated the technical feasibility of leveraging commodity Internet Of Things (IoT) hardware for sophisticated communication tasks. The resulting system is a significantly more scalable and cost-effective alternative to legacy wired intercoms, demonstrating a framework for future development in affordable, high performance wireless communication product
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SUB FREQUENCY AMPLIFICATION LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM CAPABLE OF AMPLIFYING FREQUENCIES BETWEEN 45HZ THROUGH 125HZ AND A COUPLED CLASS AB 2KW POWER AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM

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The primary pursuit of this project was to determine the response of a manufactured sub frequency amplification loudspeaker system capable of amplifying frequencies between 45 Hz through 125 Hz. Secondly, a 2000 W class AB power amplifier was also designed and manufactured to specifically power this loudspeaker design. Finally, using transfer function measurements, the critical identification and analysis of the character of the output wave forms in diverse listening spaces was done. This project was carried out using a low frequency transducer/driver of size 18 inches, made of Neodymium permanent magnet, a copper voice coil of 4-inches, and a diaphragm made of sturdy paper film. This driver/transducer is tightly suspended within a casket which comprises of a robust acoustic (wooden) compartment made of birch plywood of thickness 4 millimeters(4mm), with an internal rigid structure, critically designed in a bandpass configuration for maximum acoustic power output within which the transducer is
immersed/suspended and made to resonate. The CLASS AB power amplification system was specifically manufactured using bipolar junction transistors, give a maximum output power of 2000 W. This was chosen since an efficiency of about 75% can be gotten. In order for the frequency/amplitude response to be got, we used several third-party measurement softwares to determine and analyze various response traces using sweeps and test signals in various listening spaces. The third party software include: RATIONAL ACOUSTICS SMAART V8, ROOM EQ WIZARD(REW), DECIBEL-X. And finally, for the determination of the dispersion(horizontal and vertical) characteristics, the acoustic behavior of our wave fronts and the simulation of our response respectively was predicted using: EASE FOCUS 3 and MEYER SOUND SIM
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