Through this
project a controller is developed to maintain a constant
temperature of a repaired automobile panel for a specified time during
repainting. With the recently painted surface, no contact can be made, as
it would damage the resultant finish. The heat is provided by a set of infrared lamps to dry the paint. In some case, there are two stages of
heating to correctly cure some paints. For instance, a
temperature range of 105-110 degrees Fahrenheit is
needed for 4-6 minutes to ease the solvents before full heat is applied to finish the
curing, which requires a temperature of 140-150 degrees Fahrenheit for
12-15 minutes. The maximum surface area is 4
square feet to be dried at one time.
Authors
Michael Burman, CprE
Jonathan Johnson, EE
Matthew McMullen, CprE
Tom Vedder, EE
Mark Wibholm, EE
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