Embedded Files
Project Ideation
Project Ideation
1- Tell us about the purpose of your project. Which problem does it solve? Why do you care about this? What were you inspired by? Include images and videos of similar projects
1- Tell us about the purpose of your project. Which problem does it solve? Why do you care about this? What were you inspired by? Include images and videos of similar projects
Montessori Busy Box:
Montessori Busy Box:
The purpose of my project is to create a Montessori busy board designed to engage and educate young children from 3 to 6 years. This project addresses the issue of young children being curious and often playing with dangerous items like switches, plugs, and fans. By providing a safe and stimulating alternative, the busy board allows children to satisfy their curiosity and learn through play which emphasize hands-on learning and exploration without the risk of injury. This busy board will include gears, buttons, LEDs, buzzers, simple motors, and a Whack-a-Mole game, all controlled by an Arduino UNO
2- Describe the project idea and general features. How would it work?
2- Describe the project idea and general features. How would it work?
The Montessori busy board will includes both electronic and mechanical components to provide a safe, interactive, and educational experience for children. This busy board will engage young minds through hands-on learning.
Mechanical Elements:
Locks: Various types of locks that children can manipulate to develop their fine motor skills and problem-solving abilities.
Gears: children can turn and explore how motion and mechanics work together.
Mini-Maze
Hour glass
Active Elements Like:
Motorized Fan: Controlled by a slider, this motor will have a small fan attached. The slider will adjust the fan’s speed, and a connected screen will display numbers from 1 to 5, indicating the speed setting. This helps children understand the relationship between control input and mechanical output.
LEDs and switches: Some interactive elements that light up using turn on-off switch.
Whack-a-Mole Game: This game will feature five colored Arcade LED push buttons. One of these buttons will blink randomly, and the child must press the correct button. The game will increase in speed as the child correctly hits the buttons, improving their hand-eye coordination and reaction time. https://youtu.be/pN1BC3Bc3AE?si=PGdQDxbBgw9u9Slz
Electronic mini piano: An electronic xylophone that plays different notes when buttons are pressed, introducing children to basic concepts of music and electronics. https://youtu.be/Hs5YiV-eUDE?si=FE1QS5oYwnzC4WC8
Numbers display using IR-Remote control and LED Matrix.
Buzz wire with score game.
3- Sketch your project: You may use pen and paper or a simple sketching tool like Microsoft Paint or Photoshop
3- Sketch your project: You may use pen and paper or a simple sketching tool like Microsoft Paint or Photoshop
Project Planning
Project Planning
4- Describe the Technical Modules that your project consists of
4- Describe the Technical Modules that your project consists of
Construction Parts
The Montessori busy box will be designed as 2.5D parts using Fusion 360 and fabricated using Laser Cutting.
Input
(Sensing, Tactile Input, and/or Graphical Input)
The game console will take input from the child using On/Off buttons. Also the whack-a-mole game console can take 4- colored illuminated push button input so that the child can press on when being blinked. Also the Mini-Fan could work with a Slider that will be able to increase or decrease the speed of motor rotation. IR Remote Control could be use to display something on LED Matrix.
Action
(Physical and/or Graphic)
LEDs controlled by ON/OFF Switches and push buttons.
DC Motor controlled by Slider.
Speaker to play some sounds controlled by a Knob.
LED Matrix controlled by IR Remote control.
Brain
An Arduino UNO board will be used take inputs and generate actions
Power Management
The Montessori busy box console will be powered using 12V batteries, in which there will battery case holder with 4 cells and each cell will include 3V battery, to create a compact design for the console.
5- Create a cardboard prototype of your project, demonstrating the project face as well as internal movements and mechanisms. Include a demo video and photos of the prototype.
5- Create a cardboard prototype of your project, demonstrating the project face as well as internal movements and mechanisms. Include a demo video and photos of the prototype.
6- Categorize your project’s User Features into: Minimum, Complete, and Nice-to-have features. List the required action and input components per feature.
6- Categorize your project’s User Features into: Minimum, Complete, and Nice-to-have features. List the required action and input components per feature.
Minimum Features: are the least amount of features that would demonstrate the coverage of all the technical modules and their complete integration
Complete Features: are the set of features that will complete your original project objective and vision
Nice-to-have Features: are the extra set of features that will make the project cooler, yet they need extra time, effort, and/or resources to finish
Minimum User Features
The Whack-A-Mole game console generates a random blinks of the colored illuminated push button and it will be getting faster as the child is solving it correctly and a buzzer will make a sound once the child press a wrong button.
Action: Arcade LED push buttons/ Buzzer/Digital Score display.
Sensing: None
User Input: ON/OFF Switch and Arcade LED push buttons.
Mini-Fan
Action: Motor
Sensing: None
User Input: Slider
Adding an Arduino musical instrument similar to a piano will be such an amazing idea, that kids will really love. As shown in the following video
https://youtu.be/Hs5YiV-eUDE?si=FE1QS5oYwnzC4WC8Action: Speaker, buzzer
Sensing: None
User Input: Push buttons
Complete User Features
The Whack-A-Mole game could have a digital display to display the score of the child.
Action: Digital Display.
Sensing: None
User Input: Arcade LED push buttons
Music/Sound game console generates different sounds and music using a Knob.
Sensing: None
Action: Speaker
User Input: Knob
Nice-to-have User Features
For elder age of kids we can add snack game using LED Matrix and Joystick.
Action: LED Matrix
Sensing: None
User Input: Joy stick/ Key pad
Buzz wire with score counter.
Sensing:
Action: Buzzer/ 7-segment LED Display.
User Input:
Motorized Maze game.
Sensing: None
Action: 2-Servo motors
User Input: joystick
7- What are the project tasks and its time-frame?
7- What are the project tasks and its time-frame?
Task
Sub-Tasks
From:
To:
Arduino Piano Trial
using 1 buzzer and push buttons, make a mini piano
Trial done on week 6 assignment
Controlling fan speed with potentiometer
Use H-bridge and potentiometer to control speed of motor
Trial done on week 7 assignment
Art Spin Machine
Use Dc fan and switch to make a simple art spin machine
Trial done on week 5 assignment (without Arduino)
Whack -A-Mole Game
Feature 1: Random light up generation for LED push buttons and Count Up the number of correct pushes and start from beginning in case of wrong button.
Feature 2: Display the Score on 7-segment or LCD (counting sequence)
Feature 3: Win or lose tone
27th of August
2nd September
LDR Sensor and LED
Feature 1: use LDR sensor to light up the LED
Feature 2: assemble it in the Maze.
27th of August
2nd September
Servo Motor-Steering wheel controlled
Feature 1: use a potentiometer to control the degrees of rotation of the servo motor.
Feature 2: Fabricating a steering wheel to fit on potentiometer.
Feature 3: speed up and down tone.
27th of August
2nd September
Fabrication and integration
Fabricate and assemble the enclosure
Mount all components
Test minimum features
Test complete features
8th September
13rd September
8- What are the required electronic components and materials for the project?
8- What are the required electronic components and materials for the project?
Component/Material
Amount
Link
Plywood
4-sheets
Halogen Lamp + Home ON /Off Switch
1
-----------------
Page updated
Report abuse