FAURECIA E-Vent demonstrator

YEAR CREATED: 2016, Client: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH

In order to demonstrate various concepts for motorized and illuminated air vents at trade fairs, this demonstrator was built with a functional and adjustable fan and two fully motorized vents. Static and dynamic RGB lighting effects can be controlled and adjusted via an Android tablet, and the diffusers can also be adjusted via the tablet interface.

Entire E-Vent trade fair model

Software functions in the demonstrator

  • Fan motor control with illuminated touch buttons and fan level display using RGB LEDs
  • Motorization of the two right vents (adjustment left-right, up-down and open-closed)
  • RGB lighting effects in the air vents

Labeling of electronic components

Dynamic lighting effects indicate the airflow direction

Air outlet detail image with blue light effects

User interface of the tablet app for control/configuration

Screenshot of the Android configuration appDesign © Faurecia

Hardware used

  • 1x Samsung Android tablet
  • 1x Adafruit Bluefruit BLE module
  • 1x Arduino Uno
  • 1x Arduino Mega
  • 3x Arduino Nano
  • 6x Pololu A4988 motor driver
  • 6x Sankyo 12V stepper motor
  • 1x Pololu Dual VNH5019 motor shield
  • 2x Stadium IGT button
  • 1x Fan DC motor 12V 27A
  • 218x Neopixel WS2812 LEDs