PROTOTYPE FOR INTERACTIVE GAME BASED ON MECHANICAL ARM WITH FAN

For the final project I decided to improve my midterm project, the mechanical arm. The main challenge was to get the 2 servo motors to work smoothly, to reinforce the arm to make it strong so it could resist a more powerful motion and to solve the power issues.

The original concept also evolved as I decided to design another module that could be attached to the arm in order to create an interactive game. Thanks to the feedback I received in class, I thought about using a methaphore based on a science fiction movie, such as "Event Horizon" or "Lost in Space". Therefore the goal of the game is to "awake" an abandoned spaceship using the mechanical arm. Once three conditions are met, the ship's engine (a fan) will turn on.

The next step will be to fine tune the funcions of the game module, in order to present it at the rotating show that will take place next semester on the ITP floor.

PROJECT DOCUMENTATION:

Technical description and process

BX-24 Chip Basic program

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MECHANICAL ARM WITH FAN

My main goal when designing the mid term project was to apply several principles that I learned in the class. The most interesting one for me was to create motion using servo motors. I also liked the idea of "energy transfer", that is to create different effects when playing with air (wind generated by a fan) and ligth.

The main challenge was to be able to build a solid device that could perform this functions, controlled by the BX-24 microprocessor.

PROJECT DOCUMENTATION:

Technical description and process

BX-24 Chip Basic code

Photo Gallery