Project Title: Synesthesia
Artist: Andy Ye & Jason Xia
Instructor: Margaret Minsky
Idea
we want to create a project consists of interaction between motors, LEDs, and button. The project lies in a scenario when a man want to cross a road. Andy think this project can be a simulation of an equipment helping disable people crossing the road. And I added that it may simply works as a decoration and educates children the road manners. We will decide the function after we complete most of it.
Sketch
We discussed how we can implement the movement of the puppet. Andy thought we can use two steppers and a string, and I thought we can use gears. I drawd three graphs showing the mechanism.
Design
We also discussed the design and decoration. I drew the top view of its initial design.
Code
The code has to achieve these funtions:
- Change LEDs’ states according to fixed duration and use variables to record the states
- Detect Button pressing and run a decision tree structure
- Control the angle and direction of the motors, and a feedback like buzzer.
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