Arduino Projects

In The Works:

• Environmental Sensors: Build a sensor logger for collecting environmental data (Ben, Kyle)
• Intelligent Hat: A baseball cap equipped with a Lilypad Arduino. Various components are sewn onto the hat (Kyle)
• A data smoothing algorithm (Lily)
• Telscope Dome Sensors: Building a distance light, temperature, humidity sensor for Yerkes and Stone Edge observatories (Becca, Alex, Neil, Raki)
• Fablab Ligthing: Add RGB LED light bands to illuminate the FabLab.

Notes:

• The arduino tools page contains information on how to use the Arduino. A list of electronic components that were purchased at Yerkes Observatory is also there.

Ideas / Questions:

• Add infrared-light-detecting capabilities and additional sensors (T) to the Lux Shield
  • Add logging capability to the Lux shield program
• Make the Python graphing program and Arduino sensors smart-phone accessible
  • For the Android, there is the Android Open Accessory Development Kit that can connect to an Arduino Mega ADK.
  • Or we could just use an USB host shield to connect the arduino to any usb client device
• Make an Arduino-controlled laser show
  • Directions at https://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Laser-Show-with-Full-XY-Control/
• Tetris Pumpkin: A arduino powered Halloween game.
• Two servo spider walker as described here or here.

Bugs / Problems:

• Graphing program will crash if the "View Real Time" button is pressed repeatedly in rapid succession
• Ultrasonic beam may be too narrow

Log:

• Debugging of the Environmental Sensor with Prof. Wells, - Raki, Alex, Becca, Marc - May 2012
• An infrared distance sensor - Grant Luberda, August 2011
• A portable infrared led display through a repeating pattern - Grant Luberda, June 2011
• A prototype light sensing shield that calculates the amount of light (in Lux) in the environment - Grant Luberda, July 21, 2011
• A python program for graphing and recording Arduino serial data in real time - Grant Luberda, July 25, 2011