CNC Machine Health and Utilization Monitor
Non-intrusive current transformer & vibration sensor logging CNC spindle run-time and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Project Overview
Clamps onto CNC machine power lines and spindle housings. Tracks active cutting hours versus idle time, calculates OEE metrics, and alerts workshop managers to impending spindle bearing wear. ### Practical Student Engineering Solution Fully functional hardware demonstration prototype equipped with dedicated microcontrollers, precision sensors, actuators, and an interactive cloud/mobile telemetry dashboard. ### Key Learning Outcomes - Embedded C / MicroPython firmware architecture and sensor interfacing - IoT telemetry protocols (MQTT / HTTP / BLE / LoRaWAN) - Power regulation, hardware debugging, and PCB design principles - Comprehensive technical documentation aligned with IEEE academic standards
Modern commercial and industrial infrastructure requires automated, real-time sensing and telemetry. Conventional manual monitoring suffers from high latency, human error, and lack of predictive fault visibility for CNC Machine Health and Utilization Monitor.
A turnkey engineering prototype integrating high-precision sensor modules, dedicated microcontroller unit, and cloud telemetry protocols to automate measurement, trigger alert thresholds, and provide remote dashboard control.