This project will guide students through building a Smart City Dashboard, integrating multiple city systems like traffic, street lights, pollution monitoring, and perimeter security into a single real-time digital interface. Participants will learn IoT concepts, sensor integration, and automated urban management, gaining hands-on experience in smart city technologies.
Robotics: Beginners to Advanced
Fee: 3,000 /- PKR (each round)
- Duration: 2 Days Workshop
- Round 1: 02-03 Jan 2026
- Round 2: 09-10 Jan 2026
- Mode: In-Person
- Age: 10 and Above
- Days: Fri and Sat
- Timing: 10:00 am - 04:00 pm
- ITU 6th Floor Arfa Tower
In Collaboration with Information Technology University (ITU)
Round - 1 🏙️
Smart City Dashboard
📝 About Project
🎯 Objective
Integrate multiple city systems traffic, street lights, waste bins, water levels, pollution monitoring, and perimeter security into a single digital dashboard for real-time city management.
🧩 Components
Microcontrollers
- Arduino / ESP32
- Ultrasonic (traffic & waste detection)
- LDR (street light automation)
- MQ135 (air quality monitoring)
- Water level sensor
- Laser sensors / Photodiodes (security)
Actuators & Outputs
- LEDs (street lights & alerts)
- Buzzer / Alarm (intrusion alerts)
- Servo motors (optional gates)
- Display: LCD / OLED / Touchscreen
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi (ESP8266 / ESP32)
- Power: Battery or DC supply
⚙️ Functionality
Traffic Management
- Ultrasonic sensors detect vehicles
- Traffic data shown on dashboard
Street Lighting
- LDR detects ambient light
- Lights turn ON/OFF automatically
Waste Management
- Bin fill levels monitored
- Dashboard shows bins needing emptying
Water Monitoring
- Tank and reservoir level monitoring
- Alerts for low or overflow levels
Pollution Monitoring
- Air quality measured using MQ135
- AQI displayed on dashboard
Security Laser Fencing
- Laser beam + photodiode detects intrusion
- Alarm triggered on breach
- Optional servo-controlled gates/lights
📊 Dashboard
- Real-time sensor data visualization
- Highlighted alerts (security, pollution, water, traffic)
- Web-based dashboard or local touchscreen
🎓 Outcomes
- Multi-sensor data integration
- IoT dashboards and remote monitoring
- Laser-based security systems
- Smart city and urban management concepts
- Event-driven alerts and automation
Round - 2 🚗
High-Speed Remote-Controlled Car (BLDC)
📝 About Project
This project builds a very fast, high-torque RC car using a BLDC motor, similar to the ones used in drones and racing RC cars. BLDC motors provide extreme acceleration, high RPM, and efficient power delivery. The car is controlled wirelessly using an RC remote and uses an ESC for precise speed and throttle management.
🎯 Objective
- Understand BLDC motor torque, speed, and KV rating
- Control BLDC speed using an ESC
- Build a stable, fast, and responsive RC vehicle
- Demonstrate remote wireless speed control
- Explore acceleration, traction, and aerodynamics
🧩 Components
Hardware
- High-KV BLDC Motor (2200KV / 3300KV / 4300KV)
- Car ESC (30A–60A)
- Li-Po Battery (2S / 3S / 4S)
- RC Transmitter & Receiver (FlySky / DumboRC)
- RC Car Chassis (4WD recommended)
- High-grip wheels & tires
- Steering servo motor
- Motor mount & heat sink
- Metal gears (optional)
Software
- ESC programming card / software
- Optional Arduino interface for telemetry
⚙️ Working
- Throttle input sent via RC transmitter
- Receiver forwards signal to ESC
- ESC controls 3-phase power to BLDC motor
- Motor drives gears and rotates wheels
- Servo independently controls steering
- Li-Po battery powers the entire system
The BLDC + ESC combination provides instant acceleration, very high speed, high efficiency, and reduced heat generation.
🧠 Architecture
- Control: RC Transmitter → Receiver
- Processing: ESC signal decoding
- Power: Li-Po → ESC → Motor & Servo
- Drive: BLDC → Gearbox → Driveshaft → Wheels
- Steering: Servo → Front wheels
📐 Technical Concepts
- BLDC KV Rating: RPM per volt
- Higher KV → higher speed, lower torque
- Lower KV → more torque, controlled speed
- ESC controls speed using 3-phase AC
- Supports braking and acceleration curves
- 2S battery → medium speed
- 3S battery → high speed
- 4S battery → extreme acceleration (60–80 km/h)
🛠️ Build Steps
- Mount BLDC motor on chassis
- Install ESC close to motor
- Connect ESC to motor and battery
- Install receiver and bind transmitter
- Add steering servo and linkage
- Configure ESC using programming card
- Test throttle, braking, and reverse
- Road test and tune for stability
⚠️ Precautions
- Never run at full throttle indoors
- Keep hands away from rotating wheels
- High-speed crashes can damage the chassis
- Always balance Li-Po batteries properly
🎓 Outcomes
- Understand BLDC motor torque, speed, and KV rating
- Control motor speed using ESC and RC remote
- Build a stable high-speed RC vehicle
- Learn battery management and safety basics