9.5. Day 5: (Sep 14) Actuation¶

Notes for 2016-09-14. See also the Fall 2016 Calendar.

9.5.1. Agenda¶

Assignments

Remember: first tech demo video due Monday. Please add your post to the ‘Demos’ category.
Reminder: first set of snap talks due Monday, please check in if you are due.

Previous Single-Input Single-Output ideas

These are projects from Fall 2014 and Fall 2015. Note that several of these: strayed from the strict “1 input 1 output” constraint.

Posture Pillow: auditory slouch feedback
emotive classroom: motion sensitive light blind (model-scale)
Twitch: motion-sensitive actuated origami
The Laziest Susan: a sensor-controlled motorized rotating table
Visual Sound: sound visualizer to assist the hearing impaired
The Magic Carpet: sensor-controlled foot massager
SpaceInvader: desk-sweeping work timer
Bike Box: automatic headphone volume control regulated by bike speed
Read Your Baby: sound-analyzing baby monitor
The Sunshine Window: light-responsive dynamic window shutter
Ambient Bike-Sound System: automatic headphone volume control regulated by bike speed
Sustainable Agriculture: plant watering system responsive to human proximity
Heated Jacket: automatic electrically heated jacket
Needy Plant: hug-responsive plant watering system
Finding Patterns in Sound: sound visualizer using persistence of vision
Anxious LIttle Individual: sound-controlled puppet
Coffee Cooler: temperature-controlled fan
Social Stimulus Mask: interaction-controlled illuminated mask
Anti-Social Robot: proximity-controlled mobile robot
Freemium Speech: coin-operated megaphone
Wearable Turn Signals: gesture-controlled wearable bike signals
Blenderhelper: notebook-activated paper shredder
Culo and The Sound of Attraction: pair of proximity-controlled sound generators
Breath Visualization Meditation Goggles
Perry the Predator Pillow: alarm clock pillow
The Time Out: proximity-controlled hourglass
Musical Plant: audio sculpture controlled touching a plant

In-class