My partner and I used the infrared distance sensor with a servo and created a distance sensitive machine that would turn the turbines on the servo when an object is moving away from and close to the sensor.
We simply connected the sensor to the Arduino, following the graph we made on tinkercad, and tested our codes with analog read. We encountered problems with coding. We write the code according to our own understanding, with some help of the examples.
Our own code worked well. As we move the sensor away and close to the table top, the blades turned 180 degrees both ways.
Our own code worked well. As we move the sensor away and close to the table top, the blades turned 180 degrees both ways. Here is our circuit working:
However, when we copied the code from the website, the blades didn’t work as smoothly. We didn’t have enough time to figure out what caused that problem, but it was great to see that such a simple circuit would achieve this level of interactivity.
Question 1:
We wanted to build a servo that turns as we move the infrared distance sensor closer to an object. My idea is that this distance sensitive servo would be used for an automated door. When the turned on, the sensor detects a wild animal I don’t want to get in to my house, the little door for my cat would be shut. I would use it when my cat is in doors, I don’t want it to leave while I don’t want other animals to come inside.
Question 2:
A code tells the computer what to do, same as my mother telling me how to cook. I have to do one thing following another not only in the right sequence but also with the right materials. I think the code is very much like a tutorial or a recipe, telling the computer what to follow.
Question 3:
In the chapter, Manovich raises the idea of using concepts of computer science theories as categories of new media theories. In this day and age, it is impossible to discuss human behaviors or mass communications without mentioning computers or programmings. For example, in media theory, the panopticon concept now have to be considered with the implementation of computers, that one’s actions online or on a computer might be watched all the time.