ucsd-et4a

Making Things Move

You will create a simple servo plus arduino construction with a stationary base and a moving part. It could be a box that waves hello. Your stationary base should hold the servo (so measure the base of your servo). The moving component should attach to one of the servo attachments.

Process

  1. Sketch to come up with an idea for base and moving part.
    • What will you animate? Is it an existing object you modify? Will you fabricate two parts (laser cut, 3d print)
  2. Gather your supplies. (servo, power supply, arduino, physical objects/”thing to be animated”)
  3. Get the simple servo examples working from in-class.
  4. Find a good way to attach the objects to your servo.
  5. Program a behavior for your design.
    • Upload your code frequently to the arduino to see how it looks. Iterate on your code.
  6. Document and demonstrate.

Documentation

  1. Document your sketches and any plans/designs.
  2. Photograph your parts and the final assembly.
  3. Record a video of the object in motion.

Submission

  1. Canvas:
    • Arduino code as .zip file.
    • Photo of your circuit.
    • Video documenting your “signal” in action.
    • (use the naming convention hw2_Lastname_1.zip, hw2_Lastname.jpg and _hw2_Lastname.mp4 for the files.)
  2. Sketchbook Updates:
    • add all of the images, photos, diagrams, and links to the video to your sketchbook. Make sure video is playable by me!

DUE 10/16 (Wednesday) to Canvas

References

[TK]