Theia Motion Sensor
Weekly Progress
Week 1
We listened to each others ideas, and brained stormed different product ideas. We decided on a product for now and came up with ideas for it. Some other ideas were a coil of fence that fish and game can give out and it hooks on the tailgate of a truck. All the rancher has to do for the coil of fence is put post in the ground and pull the fence out. The idea we are going with is a device that will scare away deer and elk by making noise and flashing lights. We also talked to a rancher/farmer on what his ideas for our project was. We also 3D printed the first model of our project so we can have a visual.
3D printed version of, Theia, the camera fell off
Printing process
Week 2
This week we talked with John from Fish and Game at the office in Jerome and asked him questions about elk problems in Idaho. We asked him the following questions: "Who was responsible for crop damage that the elk cause?" "How much do they have to pay for crop damage?" "On average how many fences are picked up a year?" "Is it only farmers and ranchers that complain about damage?" "Do you know how many elk are in the state of Idaho?"
2nd and 3rd printed Model
Instead of printing the Theia Motion Camera in one piece, we tried printing it in several pieces. The plastic didn't stick to the plate correctly, so it didn't end very well. It printed the pieces incorrectly, but we still got a lot done this week.
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Card Board Version
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HAPPY THANKSGIVEING! It's Thanksgiveing break so we are not at school or able to work on the camera.
Clamps
This week we decided to look at out past models and discussed how we would we could improve the back of our projects. We want detachable hooks and straps. We decided to use clamps for attached and detached the back. We looked up different types of clamps and where we would put them.
Week 5
Week 6
This week we talked about where we needed to place the screws and latches. We were struggling on a way to put the box together. We desided to talk to our Ag teacher Mr. Johnson.
Mr. Johnson
We decided to talk to Mr. Johnson about how we could put together the box. We explained to him how we thought we would put it together. He suggested useing screws and screwing it together in the 4 corners and to maybe use metal. We are still decideing on how to put the box together.
Ag teacher Advise
Week 7
This week we drew a picture of the Thea Motion Camera. We had assignments to do so we didn't get much done this week. We decided it would be a good ideas to have a drawn version of the motion camera.
Week 8-9
Week 8-9 are Christmas break so we can't work on the camera
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3D Modle
We desided to make a new design of the camera. Jeremy and Anthony are working a new design on how to connect the lights, solar panels and other inside parts to the box. We hope this will be one of the final models.
Back From break
Christmas break has just ended. We are catching up and refreshing ourselves on what step we are on to finish the camera. We are desigdeing on how we want put together the box. We desided to get rid of the clamps and to find another way to put the box together.
Week 11
REdo of the design
We need to restart on the design this week. The one we had last week didn't save on Jeremy's chrome book so he is working on the new design. We desided to have the box in 2 seperate peices that slide together and then screw on the corners together.
week 12: Other steam projects
We had other projects we needed to do so we didn't have a chance to work on the project this week.
3d Printer
The base of the box keeps curling up.
DIscusions
We are talking about why the peices don't fit and how we can change the size to make them fit each other correctly.
Week 13
Measuring
Jeremy is mesuring another failed attempt at the box. He is trying to figure out is we can print the box the size we need it. The 3D printer is too small to print it the size we need it, so now we are figureing out a position that might work to print.
3D printer
This is one part of the model and the screws before we took it out of the printer.
Week 14
More help
We had Mrs. Morreti come in and help us figure out the design of the box. We desided to make it much smaller and to make the camera a sensor instead of a camera. We also desided to change the shape and take away the spikes and strap.
amazon
This week we desided to start looking for inside parts of the box. Each of us was assigned a part to look for to fit the
new desgin
We desided to make it smaller and to take away to spikes and strap. We desided to have a mounting bracket and hooks that attach to the bailing twin on the bales.
tinkercad
Jeremy is working on makeing the design to print it on the 3D printer.
week 15
new design
We are going to ditch the trail cam and to find a sound that bothers the elk but so humans can't hear it. We are looking for a motion sensor, light, and solar panle. We desided to get rid of the camera. We want to try to make it smaller and change the way it hooks to crops or objects around the area that needs to be protected.
Week 16
Taking apart
Anthony and Dakoda are taking apart the lights so we can add them to the new box
keep designing
Jeremy continues to figure out the design for the box.
parts for sensor
We have the lights, solar panels, sensor, and a tool kit for our box.
Week 17
Wiring
We talked to the school I.T. and he told us how to wire the box so the lights and speaker would go off.
The Final Design of Theia
This is the final design of the box without the wiring.
Failed Versions
week 18
Wireing
We are trying ot figure out how we can wire the box to make the sensor turn the light on.
Jeremy has a start to it and now we need to figure out the sensor and the solar panels.