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This is an automatic condiment preparation device my team did as our senior design project. It prepares condiments based on user requests (choosing recipes or entering list of condiments) with precise measurements.
The Condiment Express is a machine, with the size of a regular home printer, that could automatically dispense condiment in sequence based on user requirements. This machine could dispense both solid type (powder like salt) and liquid type (like oil) condiments with precision. This machine is controlled by a microcontroller and user can interact with it through a smart phone. Requests on what condiments to dispense is sent via BlueTooth. Information such as execution flow, fluid/condiment level, or any error will be displayed on an OLED display in the front of the machine. We also chose to have transparent packaging which allows the user to see the entire dispense routine.
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Team
The team consists of four people. Our team lead Yuanqiu Tan, the electrical engineer Chengming Zhang, the mechanical engineer Chengming Zhang, and the software engineer Binhan Xu.
Open Source
The entire project can be downloaded here except for CAD files which is too big to be hosted on Github and can be found here.
