WEEK 5

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This post is for progresses made on the fifth week of completing this project.

What is Engine control unit ?

In automotive electronics, Electronic Control Unit (ECU) is a generic term for any embedded system that controls one or more of the electrical system or subsystems in a transport vehicle.

Types of ECU include Electronic/engine Control Module (ECM), Powertrain Control Module (PCM), Transmission Control Module (TCM), Brake Control Module (BCM or EBCM), Central Control Module (CCM), Central Timing Module (CTM), General Electronic Module (GEM), Body Control Module (BCM), Suspension Control Module (SCM), control unit, or control module. Taken together, these systems are sometimes referred to as the car's G.U.I. (Technically there is no single computer but multiple ones.) Sometimes one assembly incorporates several of the individual control modules (PCM is often both engine and transmission).

Examples of such ECUs include:

• Door control unit (DCU)
• Engine control unit (ECU) — not to be confused with electronic control unit, the generic term for all these devices
• Electric Power Steering Control Unit (PSCU) — Generally this will be integrated into the EPS powerpack.
• Human-machine interface (HMI)
• Powertrain control module (PCM): Sometimes the functions of the Engine Control Unit and transmission control unit (TCU) are combined into a single unit called the Powertrain Control Module.
• Seat Control Unit
• Speed control unit (SCU)
• Telematic control unit (TCU)
• Transmission control unit (TCU)
• Brake Control Module (BCM; ABS or ESC)
• Battery management system

WEEK 4

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This post is for progresses made on the fourth week of completing this project. In this post is about comparison between arduino and microcontroller. 

ARDUINO

Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs - light on a sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message - and turn it into an output - activating a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online. You can tell your board what to do by sending a set of instructions to the microcontroller on the board. To do so you use the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring), and the Arduino Software (IDE), based on Processing.

MICROCONTROLLER

A Microcontroller is a IC chip that executes programs for controlling other devices or machines. It is a micro (small size as its a Integrated Circuit chip) device which is used for control of other devices and machines thats why it is called 'Microcontroller'. It is a Microprocessor having RAM,ROM and I/O ports.

ARDUINO	MICROCONTROLLER
Inexpensive - Arduino boards are relatively inexpensive compared to other microcontroller   platforms.	Flexibility - Microcontrollers are special types of processor chips that are very small and somewhat flexible, due to their programmable nature.
Cross-platform - The Arduino Software (IDE) runs on Windows, Macintosh OSX, and Linux operating systems. Most microcontroller systems are limited to Windows.	Faster Speed of Execution - since are fully integrated inside the processor, i.e. a “computer on a chip” these devices operate at faster speeds to execute instructions compared to general purpose microprocessors.
Simple, clear programming environment - The Arduino Software (IDE) is easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users to takes advantage of as well.	Rigid Once - microcontroller are programmed, typically they cannot be reprogrammed, if microcontrollers are controlled by Read-Only Memory(ROM) only rather than Random Access Memory (RAM)

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WEEK 3

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This post is for progresses made on the third week of completing this project.

In this week. I’ve made a research about galvanic skin resistance (GSR). Galvanic skin response (GSR) is a method of measuring the electrical resistance of the skin. It is also known by many other names such as electrodermal response (EDR), psychogalvanic reflect (PGR), or skin conductance response (SCR). In fact EDR is broader field, of which GSR is only one part. EDR deals with changes in electrical properties of human skin on account of the subject’s physiological state.

For this project, GSR is an electronic resistance meter, just like an ohmmeter, and when it is properly calibrated, it can measure these subtle (fine) differences in skin resistances.The GSR is highly sensitive to emotions of the subject. Emotions such as fear, anger, startle response (shock), orienting response and sexual feelings are all among the emotions which may produce similar GSR responses. In fact GSR is one of the key instruments in polygraph used for lie detection.

The objectives of my study are as follows:

Objectives of Study

• To introduce a method to detect problem from human skin.
• To make the monitoring process faster and efficient in term of life.
• To make the monitoring process become easier since it use electronic system. 

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WEEK 2

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This post is for progresses made on the second week of completing this project.

In week 2, I was searching for a supervisor for my Final Year Project. I’ve decided to search for lecturer that are still has a quota for the student to be under his/her supervision. Then I choose Dr Ahmad Sabry Bin Mohamad which is also my subject’s lecturer to be my supervisor. By choosing him as my supervisor, I think it is easy for me to see him and discuss with him about my FYP progress.

Dr Sabry showed me the titles that can be taken under his supervision. I was interested in one of the titles which is 'e-Health of Emergency Smart Car Steering Wheel'. For the basic information, this project is about the health care when driving.

Dr Sabry also suggested an some idea for this project and asks me to do some research about the Galvanic Skin Resisntance and Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in  car system

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