For my midterm project, I would like to create a simple circuit without Arduino. I will make a simple lamp with soft circuit that operates with 3v batteries. My idea for midterm comes from my hobby and interest. Baseball is my favorite sports since I was young, and I often go to baseball stadium to…
Light brightens when pressure is applied, fades when pressure is released. Blinks back to bright when pressed.
For this assignment I worked with Bear Conductive ink and copper tape (also copper textile) to create two versions of capactive sensors. Bear ink took at least 6 coats to work when mixed with water. I followed two tutorials for this: http://www.bareconductive.com/capacitance-sensor
Create a lamp using the set of tools (materials and processes) we have used over the course of the semester. I want to see you push yourselves both conceptually and on your use of materials. The design can be simple, but I want to see real thought behind all of the decisions you make. Constraints:…
You can download here. CapSense Sketch: CapacitiveSensorSketch_LED Here is the code for this class. Here is the CapSenseLibrary. And finally, here is your assignment: 1) Make two capacitive sensors. Have one turn on an LED and one make some noise. 2) Come prepared to present your midterm concept. You should bring any inspiration, prototypes, drawings,…
For this project how was thinking of “surprise” and immediately thought of a camera for toddlers to interact with. I really wanted to learn how to work with felt, so it was my first experience working with the material and found it incredibly soothing! I enjoyed working this material and the conductive thread was amazing…
Making sensors with materials in class
For this assignment I decided to create out of paper a puppet that could lid up. The circuit completes itself when the dragon closes his mouth, allowing for the cooper tape to make contact with the battery, hence completing the circuit.
I made 3 different sensors for this assignment. 1. Motion Detector sensor: by joining safety pins (which are conductive due to their metallic matter), the movement gradually detaches the circuit and the light dims down as the movement increases. When the movement stops, the metals are joined together again, and the LED lights back up:…