SUPERVISED BY

AMINUL ISLAM KHAN

LECTURER, DEPT. of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, BUET
KAZI ARAFAT RAHMAN
LECTURER, DEPT. of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, BUET
KM. RAFIDH HASSAN
LECTURER, DEPT. of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, BUET

Copyright 2014
All rights reserved. This work or any portion of this work can only be used by
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) for publication or
for the help of the under graduate students of BUET

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Acknowledgement
At first we thank Almighty Allah for successful completion of the project. We had no previous
experiences in practical mechanical part and in circuit work. So we faced many problems. Mr.
Kazi Arafat Rahman, Mr. Aminul Islam and Mr. Rafidh Hasan helped us a lot to solve
our problems. At first they gave us about electrical circuit, microcontroller etc. they also gave
us advice about mechanical part . We are always grateful for their guidance about calibration.
The contribution of our respected teachers will always be remembered the successful
completion of our project. Our project would have been impossible without their help and
advice.
At this stage we would like to express our gratefulness to madam, foreman instructor Machine
Shop, BUET and Mr Moqbul Islam from machineShop, BUET. Honestly speaking , without
their relentless help and suggestion making the mechanical structure of our project might
not be possible . Credit goes to Mr Maksudur Rahman who helped us in the measurement
lab specially to calibrate our instrument

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Abstract
Anemometers are used for many years world wise to measure the velocity of the
wind. It is upgrading day by day by various types of calibration and sensing
technology. Still it is used largely in different weather situation to measure wind
velocity. The accuracy of anemometer varies depending on calibration and sensing
technology. Based on infrared sensors and geometrical structure we build an
anemometer. Geometrical structure was chosen to be three cups conical anemometer
to measure revolutions per hour and wind velocity. The output of the anemometer
is produced in a LCD display. We tried to build an anemometer which is light but
strong enough for using in various wind conditions. Our design was made such a
way that it can resist vibration while rotating the three cups. We used an encoder
which was a different aspects of our project. Here calibration and programming are
also included.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TOPIC

Introduction
Principle
Mechanical Design
3.1.
Aluminum cups
3.2.
Shaft
3.3.
Aluminum rod
3.4.
Nuts and screws
3.5.
Bearings
3.6.
Platform
3.7.
Encoder
4. Electrical circuit design
4.1.
Breadboard
4.2.
Infrared Transformer and Receiver
4.3.
Operational amplifier
4.4.
Microcontroller (AT mega 8)
4.5.
LCD display
4.6.
Voltage regulator (7805)
4.7.
Others
4.8.
Electrical system
4.9.
Circuit diagram
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Calibration

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Pros and cons

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Cost analysis

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Conclusion

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Bibliography & References

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10. Appendices
10.1.

A-1 microcontroller code

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LIST OF FIGURES
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Title
Flow chart
Cup
Shaft
Bearing
Encoder
Breadboard
IR
LM324N
Atmega8
LCD
7805
Resistors, pot, wire

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Electrical section
Design and simulation of the circuit
Calibration graph
Complete Digital Anemometer

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