Idea 1.1: Universe Size Comparison

Extra Points not in the drawing

  • Measuring the size of the balloon
  • Question Randomizer button

Idea 1: Tilt controlled mechanism

  • This is a system where a tilt sensor will be used to control different aspects of a mechanism. The tilt sensor will be placed on your hand. The mechanism is something that is not set in stone yet, but one of the ideas I have is to have a pulley system with a claw moving in different ways. Particularly, a half roll with the tilt sensor would move the pulley system to the left or right based on the direction. The pitch will determine how much further up or down the claw will be at. Another input through an IR sensor will determine how much further the claw is in the grabbing mechanism.
  • This will be a system can be installed in various places with people traffic. It is intended for all people to try and grab some objects with the claw.
  • While looking for how the Kinect system works, I found a project which was utilizing accelerometers in a phone to control other systems. I liked the idea of using tilt and using it to reflect instant changes in another system. I believe the idea I presented here does so and could be something I potentially enjoy working on.

Materials

  • Claw (laser cut wood?)
  • Pulley
  • Rope
  • Tilt sensor/ 3 axis accelerometer
  • IR sensor
  • Servo motor
  • Stepper Motor
  • Laser cut wood (for sectioned arm)
  • Arduino