At the end of this instructable you will be able to detect your car as it approaches the wall inside your garage, signalling you that the car is inside far enough so you can close the door. Most car sensors will use a microprocessor to help calculate the distance of an approaching car when entering the garage. At our Wichita, KS makerspace MakeICT, we received a bag of components from JAMECO, which contain ...

Overview I developed this after my nephews got a Scalextric Sport slot car racing set for Christmas.  The set included a lap timer and counter but one thing that was missing was a way to start a race.  Having someone say "3-2-1-Go" wasn't really doing the job, especially as it was easy to go just after "1" and before "Go"  This works in a similar way to the lights used in F1 motor racing with five lights il ...

Main roads traffic status and incident report and display. Technical specifications: Dual display: colour road map (left) and detailed text messages (right) both with LED backlight. Up to 120 TMC messages are stored in memory. Auto/manual TMC message scrolling. GPS position locator/follower optional. Map navigation with  mouse sensor and/or micro joystick. Map zoom 10km to 80km (in 10km steps) City and area ...

My 2010 Equinox has got every feature that a modern automobile should have. However, one thing that I personally find missing is the real-time monitoring of voltage across the car’s battery terminals. This may not seem to be that important but one of the most common reasons for a car battery failure is the faulty charging system. If the charging system is not working properly, the battery will not get the p ...

In this project we are going to make a PIC based Car Battery Monitoring system on PCB. Here we have designed a PCB using EASYEDA online PCB simulator and designer. This Car Battery Monitoring Circuit is used to monitor the power of Car Battery by just plugging it into the power outlet on the dashboard of a car. The PCB also has the option to use it as Voltage Measurement tool or Voltmeter without using USB ...

Project Summary The CITROEN Saxo Vehicle Touch Sensitive switches For operating Hazards and two peripheral devices If you want to change the look of your dash board inside a vehicle, maybe just fancy some of modern electronics This could be the design for you Project Description Faced with a challenge last year a young lad came and spoke to me re his vehicle Of course the challenge was obviously to fit a ca ...

My 2010 Equinox has got every feature that a modern automobile should have. However, one thing that I personally find missing is the real-time monitoring of voltage across the car’s battery terminals. This may not seem to be that important but one of the most common reasons for a car battery failure is the faulty charging system. If the charging system is not working properly, the battery will not get the p ...

For a while we have been sharing many electronic projects for engineering students and then we found out there was a huge demand for embedded projects, especially PIC microcontroller based projects. After a short break, here is another outstanding one that is not only suitable for electronics engineering but mechanical engineering students too. Now coming to the project topic, as seen from the title it’s re ...

For a while we have been sharing many electronic projects for engineering students and then we found out there was a huge demand for embedded projects, especially PIC microcontroller based projects. After a short break, here is another outstanding one that is not only suitable for electronics engineering but mechanical engineering students too. Now coming to the project topic, as seen from the title it’s re ...

Description Recently I got a new motorbike and on my second trip out, with only 50 miles on the clock the rectifier/regulator unit failed.  The battery on a bike is pretty small and with the head light permanently on and all the ECU, ignition and fuel injection stuff it didn't take long to run the battery flat.  Fortunately I'd stopped and there wasn't enough charge left to turn the engine over, but it's po ...