Haptics

Energy and Homemade Hardware final - Solar-powered analog sequencer and synthesizer

We wanted to take the solar powered synthesizer we made for the midterm and turn it to a step-sequencer, which would loop through playing a sequence of tones at a timed interval, completely powered by and controlled by the sun.

Solar Powered Analog Synthezier

How we created a solar-powered analog synthesizer, which takes energy from the sun and converts it directly into sound waves via a low-power analog circuit.

PCB Circuit Fabrication With the Othermill

The process of designing circuits in Eaglecad and then fabricating the boards on the Othermill.

Kinetic Energy - the Kinetic Energy Project - Turning Muscle Power into Usable Electricity

It was time to build something that would turn muscle power into usable electricity. To power the lights, we would force a dc gear motor to turn and tap into the electricty it generates. We would make a wheel attached to the end of a rod, and lights attached around the wheel.

PCB Design

My first schematic and board design in Eagle

Homemade Hardware - Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Input

Kinetic Energy - the Kinetic Energy Project - Concepts and Brainstorming

For our for the Energy class, I partnered up with Arnav. We came up with a few concepts for how to turn human motion into light.

Weather Diorama

How we built a diorama based on Japanese art that has lights which change the appearance of the scene depend on the time of day or weather.

Generating Zoetrope Animations

Using a Turntable, Processing, Laser Cutter, SVG animations, Arduino and analog leds to build a basic Zoetrope

Light Loop

Creating a light loop that repeats itself

Doubling the Battery Power

Connecting batteries in parallel to double the capacity and keep the same voltage.