Solder-Aid
Soldering electronic components onto PCBs requires precision and steady hands, posing challenges for both novices and experts.
The current manual soldering process is time-consuming and fatiguing. Users often struggle to maintain optimal angles for soldering.
Solder-AID aims to address these challenges by ensuring precise board positioning for improved soldering results, user convenience, and reduced errors.
Key Contributions
Conducted market research to identify industry needs and designed a superior soldering stand. Developed the circuit and optimized cost-effective manufacturing for efficiency and user-friendliness.
Mentor
Professor Deepa Nath Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering MIT-WPU
Milestones
South African Patent (2024/00069)
System Architecture
The setup includes a securely mounted PCB using clamps, providing stability during operation. A motor-dial mechanism enables adjustable positioning for personalized and intricate soldering tasks. To optimize the work environment, the magnifying glass and spotlights can be adjusted post-PCB positioning, ensuring enhanced visibility and precision.
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Concept Design
The design includes an automated retractable frame for accommodating diverse PCB board sizes and angular adjustments,ensuring user comfort. User control is provided for setting these parameters via a dial. Additionally, the design also offers flexible control over a spot lamp and a magnifying glass, enhancing the user's experience and overall efficiency.
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The Result
The product is engineered to streamline a critical task, offering a myriad of features to optimize outcomes. Owing to novel design of this Solder-Aid my team filed for a South African patent in affiliation with MIT-WPU’s department of Electronics and Communication which is currently under publication procedure. We are currently manufacturing this product via rapid prototyping and aim to industrially manufacture it down the line.
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