Automating the preheating of a car
Roos, Henry (2019)
2019
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The purpose of this thesis project was to examine the benefits of preheating a car and to create a program to automate the preheating process. This could be done with a compact and inexpensive computer, for example Raspberry Pi.
This project was commissioned by HAMK university of Applied Sciences. The topic was chosen based on real life experience dealing with the preheating of my own car and my personal interest in computer software.
The thesis project consisted of two parts, figuring out the overall benefits of preheating based and judging whether the whole process is even worth it, the second part was to design and create a program that could be used to the automate the process. The main material used in figuring out the benefits of the preaheating was derived from a bachelor’s thesis done by Jan Rautalin, a Bachelor of Engineering student from Metropolia University of applied sciences.
The main results were that preheating is very beneficial to a car,it as multiple benefits such as reduced pollution and increased safety and comfort make preaheating worth while. The second result was that after completing the program and testing it, it turned out to be a completely viable option for automating the preaheating process.
The conclusion of the thesis project was that preheating is beneficial to a personal vehicle and that the program created works and can be used to automate the process. Next step in developing the program would be to integrate it to a remote controlled socket and figure out a way for the program to get accurate temperature readings regardless of the location of the device.
This project was commissioned by HAMK university of Applied Sciences. The topic was chosen based on real life experience dealing with the preheating of my own car and my personal interest in computer software.
The thesis project consisted of two parts, figuring out the overall benefits of preheating based and judging whether the whole process is even worth it, the second part was to design and create a program that could be used to the automate the process. The main material used in figuring out the benefits of the preaheating was derived from a bachelor’s thesis done by Jan Rautalin, a Bachelor of Engineering student from Metropolia University of applied sciences.
The main results were that preheating is very beneficial to a car,it as multiple benefits such as reduced pollution and increased safety and comfort make preaheating worth while. The second result was that after completing the program and testing it, it turned out to be a completely viable option for automating the preaheating process.
The conclusion of the thesis project was that preheating is beneficial to a personal vehicle and that the program created works and can be used to automate the process. Next step in developing the program would be to integrate it to a remote controlled socket and figure out a way for the program to get accurate temperature readings regardless of the location of the device.