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PComp Final: O.K9

      The Schematic   The Prototyping Board   This was my first attempt at creating a prototyping board and “lord and behold” (as my grandmother would…

PComp Final Coming Along: Putting It Together

  Coding and electrons building aside, creating the casing and skeleton for the eyes and the tail was quite the task.   I was lucky enough to come…

Accelerometer + Servo = …

For the sake of time, I had changed course to map the servo motors to the Ultrasonic Sensor. However, since I “had time”, I decided to test out…

Misery Loves PCOMPany: Connecting the Ultrasonic Sensor to the DC Motor

Nothing has been more of a time worm hole than working with the DC motor. Even doing the labs it took hours and hours to get the step by…

Testing the Ultrasonic Sensor

With the help of these: data sheet, tutorial and Arduino reference, I was able to get the ultrasonic sensor to send back data in centimeters.  I did some hacking and…

Final Project Update: 11/18/2015

This week I started testing out different sensors to find their ranges. PIR MOTION SENSOR TEST I initially thought that I was going to use  PIR motion sensor…

Mot-or Bust

The motor labs play a key role in my final project, as it stands currently. So I am trying to absorb as much as I can.   LAB…

Final Project: Play Testing (PCOMP)

Today I was able to user test with 7 people, all of whom offered great feedback, inspiration and insight into the next step of my project (which, by…

Final Project: Plan, BOM, Timeline

      For my final project, I have decided to push forward with O.K.9, the alternative option for pet therapy.   THE PLAN        …

Final Project Idea Mash-Up

To complicate matters, I have come up with a shopping list of ideas for final projects. Here are the finalists: BARK/ART BARK/ART tracks a dog’s vocal activity, as…