Abstract: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species classifies six out of seven species of sea turtle as Threatened. Different tagging systems are being used to better protect and conserve the sea turtles and their habitats with the data gathered being essential to design better conservation strategies. Tagging sea turtles can be quite expensive using the proprietary commercial tags. The aim of this project was to develop a reliable and affordable tracking system PitStop for monitoring threatened sea turtles. Different designs, materials and sealing methods were proposed and tested to find the optimal solution considering the performance, reliability and costs.Keywords: waterproof enclosure, tracking system, PitStop, GPS tagging, open-source conservation, sea turtlesPublished in DKUM: 08.10.2018; Views: 1376; Downloads: 196 Full text (3,84 MB)
Abstract: The development of the next generation of 3D printer Troublemaker is described in this project. Since their first development Troublemakers have been in operation for more than a year and we have decided that some design features should be improved. All the design features and parts of the original Troublemaker had to be evaluated and improved or replaced if necessary. All the 3D modelling was done parametrically in SolidWorks. The Troublemaker 3D printer has open-source hardware design and all the documentation will be freely available to anyone.Keywords: development, 3D printer, Troublemaker, additive manufacturing, 3D printing, open source, open hardwarePublished in DKUM: 27.10.2015; Views: 2922; Downloads: 138 Full text (3,70 MB)
