THREE PROJECT PROPOSALS

I developed three topics for my final project, which are reality improvement, grid game, and class content development.

Reality Improvement:

Title: Auto-PCR Test Machine

Andy and I came up with this idea when we are brainstorming our midterm project. We thought that it required more skills so we postponed it to our final. The idea is to simulate the repeaded and uncomfortable labour of testing using machanism. I designed to use Arduino for machanism and Processing animation for instructions. The difficult part is to put every step into a loop.

The difficulty waiting to be solve is how to store and transfer the sample and cut the swab. The Arduino motors are very simple and the power and pin are not enough. We have to cut off some functions if we implement it as the final project. But the interaction between Arduino and Processing is very clear. We only need to communicate the state in the Serial.

Zero-Virus

Grid Game

I got the idea from “The Game of Life”, which I did some research in my previous documentation. Beyond the propagation of life, I designed it to simulate the spread of virus. I set up some rules of changing and the player will play a administrative role to do some operation and win scores. I haven’t come up with good idea on where is the Arduino part and processing part. I have to fix it.

Here is the initial version of rules:

class content improvement:

Reinforced Muliti-functional Exercise Monitor

When I was implementing the exercise interaction project using tilt switch, I thought that using one switch wasn’t enough, because it will change sensitively to the angle. But different exercises required different angles, and users have to do actions completely instead of turn it to horizontal line. To solve this problem, I designed two tilt switch equipment, which can verify users action and could reflect more complexed movement. Processing will play animation to instruct the users.