International Journal of Engineering and Management Research (IJEMR)
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 6

Real-Time Dynamic Level Meter Non-Invasive with Optical Sensor

  • Author:
  • Gregorio Trinidad García1, C. Nora López Marín2, Jose Italo Cortez1, Liliana Cortez3, Carlos A. Ríos Acevedo1, Pedro García Juárez1, L. Hernández A. José1, José A. López Aguila1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 518 to 521

1Facultad de Ciencias de Computación, BUAP, Puebla, MÉXICO

2IPreparatoria Lazaro Cardenas, Cerdan, Puebla, MÉXICO

3Facultad de Ciencias de la Electrónica, BUAP, Puebla, MÉXICO

Online published on 21 November, 2017.

Abstract

The measurement system for determining the amount of liquid in containers is generally not accurate, due it used the conventional techniques. In others, the measurement is required in real time. This article reports the millimeter measurement of dynamic real-time liquid level, using optical sensors operating in the infrared sensor controlled by automaton. The detection and measurement system is based on a series of modules (Mx) of optical sensors, integrated by a transmitter (Tx) and a receiver (Rx) controlled by a state machine. The sensors array records the intensity of light modulated by the reflection of the radiation caused by the change in the dynamic fluid level in the container. This modulation of light intensity is recorded by the optical receiver. The records of each sensor are treated separately and are finally combined to obtain a more specific and precise record of the liquid level. The purpose of this article is to develop an accurate, economic and quick answer system of measurement and detection, viewed as finite state machine.

Keywords

Level indicator, Fuel level, Time-real, Photodetector, Sensor, Finite state machine