For this project, my idea originated from a classic rock song by one of my favorite bands, Led Zeppelin. This story is about a character who has to climb the stairway to heaven. I show the long journey that they go through by engraving each step with a footprint. As time goes on, the character climbs the stairs faster and faster.
In theory the stairs were supposed to gradually unravel on their own, however, the speed of the motor was too temperamental to make slow enough for the desired effect. As a result, the steps were inconsistent in fanning out the way I would have liked.
Link to the folder with code and video:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B62ArY8nFitqcXljdWhkQTcyRTA
Link for just videos:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B62ArY8nFitqM2Rwd0xFejJFVFU
I was really impressed with your project! I liked that it looks very clean and almost minimalistic- laser cutting a cover for the motor definitely helped contribute to that. I also liked your solution of threading a string through all the steps and attaching it to the motor, I thought it was very clever. For future improvements, it might help to look into how momentum affects the rotation of the steps, and how to adjust the speeds to manipulate the steps into fanning out in the way you want.