Overview
Date
October - December 2019
Skills
Electronics, Simulation, CAD/CAM, Prototyping
Software
Arduino, SolidWorks
Collaborators
Matt Ryan
'The Spectator is a sensor-responsive system that turns in the direction of nearby moving objects, adjusting its pupils. It uses an Arduino Board to take in many sensor inputs, computing a specific direction in which the PIR sensor is activated.'
Testing
In a 4 week span, this project was a good experience in which tested our knowledge in our newly learnt programming language, C++. We designed this project to give a human-like response, where its eyes alight when an object is located in the centre of its range to mimic its anger, and its head tilts up and tilts down to signify the happiness and sadness of the head.
Down below shows the methodology of creating the concept of the design, from the initial theme of Halloween, to the development of code, and creation of a container using a .dxf file.
Final Video
Ethan Chow and Matt Ryan: The Spectator
