ABSTRACT

The aim of the project is to design a solar powered industrial product counter that automatically counts the number of product from a production line.

This project puts into consideration the engineering design approach which involves using required values and manufacturer data sheet. Basically, the design into sub unit which consist of the power supply unit consisting of the batteries and the solar panel which is used to power the unit, an infrared transmitter and receiver which is senses incoming objects, a PIC microcontroller which controls the action of every part of the circuit, a solar panel which recharges the batteries when the AC supply is out, a motor and a motor driver which drives the conveyor belt to move the product long the process line.

At the end of the design, the individual components/units were coupled together and the project design was able to count up to 100 product at a time, detect defective product by sensing their height and the whole unit worked with or without AC supply.