Projects That Need A Team

This is a list of Projects I would like to do... Look through them and talk to me about one if it looks interesting...

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Competitions

These are projects that are team based competitions, so they have a longer and more dedicated commitment required.  They are all team based.

Vex Robotics Competition

I can have 5-6 teams (teams are 2 students each)  to compete in Skills USA.  This is a great project where you learn to code, engineer a driving robot, for sure 3D print stuff for your robot, and then drive your robot via teli-presence... Think first person driving video game.

(Maybe) Hydrogen Powers Race cars - But You Can Still Work On The Cars

I can have 2 teams to compete in Horizon Hydrogen Power cars.  This is a project where 3-4 students teams will build, tune and evaluate the efficiency of a hydrogen powered race car.  These are 1/10 scale remote control cars that you race on an "indi 500" track to see who can go the fastest, but in the most efficient way, using the least amount of battery and hydrogen fuel. 

DIY ROBO Cars - Autonomous Robot Cars

I can have 6-8 teams to compete in DIY Robo Cars.  These can be teams of 2-3 students, who take a standard 1/10 scale RC car, replace the RC part with a Raspberry Pi or NVIDIA Jetson Nano micro computer and turn it into an Autonomous car that can drive a track after being trained as an AI

AC/DC Projects

These are projects that are probably mostly focused on AC/DC labs and equipment.

Power Supply Current and Voltage Measurement Tester  

This is a project to take some this high power potentiameter and set it up to test a power supply.  The plan is to create a nice looking case (printed or wood) and connect some power connectors, that flow through the potentiometer.  You are connecting the power supply so that the resistance it sees is the potentiometer, with maybe another power resistor of about 5 ohms.  The theory is that you have 2 DMMs permantly connected to measure the voltage and current.  You could have another that lets you measure Resistance, but you want to make sure to disconnect that one before you connect power.  Maybe with a DPDT switch, that disconnects the power connectors when in Resistance mode.  

STEAM PUNK spinning LED wire 

This is a project to take a DC motor (from the printer teardown project) and connect it to an LED WIRE (EL Wire) so it can spin... the trick here is to have a connection to the led-wire that can be connected to the shaft of the motor, but also have power to the LED with out twisting up... think about this. 

STROBE PUNK spinning 3D Printed Shapes 

This is a project to take a DC motor (from the printer teardown project) and connect it to an interesting 3D Printed shape, so it can spin... Then have a strobe light strobing, where we can control the speed of the strobe/motor with a potentiometer... think about this. 

Solder Projects

These are projects that are probably mostly Soldering.

Helping Hands 

This is a project to take some flexible "octopus" hands and mount them to a small board hot glued to a heavy metal bar.  I have about 4 of these to build

Change the power connector on random Power Supplies

This is a project to change the power connectors on some random power supplies. 

Solder Shadow Box LEDs

This is a project to solder power connections' on some super Bright LEDS

Project That Don't Need a MicroController / Arduino / Raspberry Pi Projects

These are projects tht don't need a Microcontroller or Raspberry PI, so we can do them earlier in the year.

Tardis Art Project

Make the Project Cabinet look like the Tardis.   Paint the Tardis

Scrap Wood Rolling Box

I want to have you build a box that will fit under my project tables and roll on wheels.  This is a wood construction project, and maybe working with the Construction class to have some parts cut by them. 

Sand and Paint the Robot Boxes

Come talk to me about this project.  I want to sand and paint my robot project boxes.  I want to make it better to use them for Robot completions, and painting on some line following lines and stuff.

Project That Need a MicroController / Arduino / Raspberry Pi Projects

These are projects tht don't need a Microcontroller or Raspberry PI, so we can do them earlier in the year.

Tardis Art Project

Add an Arduino/Raspberry Pi 0 and a motion sensor to sense people and maybe then play the Tardis  Dr. Who Music... Want to do this project? Ask Mr. Burnham...  This project was started, but not finished... it's a fun semi engineering / semi Art project, to turn a class cabinet into a Tardis

Space Ship Cockpit

With the Film and Arts & Construction class, build a "working" Space Ship Cockpit.  Check out these Google Images of Space Ship Cockpits.  This project is modular, so the first steps are as follows:

Box of Technical Traps

This is a project to create a "russan Nesting Doll" set of electronic puzzels and traps to get to the center of the trunk.  There will be "traps" from the first action of opening the trunk, and going down layer my layer and box by box.  The goal will be to solve all the traps and puzzels before the time runs out or you triggered a trap.  We woould reset the puzzles and traps and let a new team solve it... 

Infrared Remotes

This project is to create a page that documents the process to 

Infrared Remotes & Robots

This project is to create a page that documents the process to 

LED Tester - Extra Credit  / Bonus Points

This project is to design a 3D Printed fixture that has the power connections and internal circuit to safely test an LED... probably is a printed "V" with foil tape to touch the LED legs to see if the LED is good.... could have small holes for the legs with foil tape at the bottom of the holes... what ever is a quick way to test LEDs

Arduino and Raspberry Pi talking to each other over Serial

This project is to have a raspberry Pi talking to an Arduino over a USB port from the Raspberry Pi to the Arduino.  The Raspberry Pi will be the "terminal" and the Arduino is the target.  Do stuff like have the Pi request status of some registers, or tell the Arduino to do something... all through the Serial Port.

WiFi in a Case

Come talk to me about this project.  I want to make a WiFi "hotSpot" that i can take to events.  I see this getting used as a stand alone network that we could use with a Raspberry Pi workshop, or plug it in to an existing network to have our own network Plus internet.  I also want to see about connecting it to a mobile hot spot...

Airplanes

Come talk to me about this project.  But I can have 2 teams in the AM and 2 Teams in the PM.  This is more than just flying the planes, maybe it's putting a first person camera on the planes.  Maybe it's putting a GPS and then geofencing the plains to fly in a circle.

Small Drones

Come talk to me about this project.  I have a few drones.  They may be all junk, or maybe they can fly.  I would need a few teams of 2 students to check them out, get them flying, and then see what we can do with them.

Marble works board attaching to Rolling TV stand - wood construction project 

Come talk to me about this project.  but it's a wood construction project to connect some peg board to the TV stand.

Oven (maybe to melt solder)

Come talk to me about this project. This project is all about researching and then getting the hi temp oven I have working

Hot Plates

Come talk to me about this project. I have 2 Hotplates, that may be able to melt solder... Please clean them up, and test them.  I'll give you a link to a resources page to update with a "How To Use Safely" tutorial that you will write

Photo Light "Box" Photo Lab/Studio

Come talk to me about this project.  I want to make a setup where I can take quality photos of an object, without shadows... like a bread board with components, but no shadows so have some LED lighting setup on a frame, with a camera.

Soldering Class lab projects

Come talk to me about this project.  I want to have some stuff soldered... but you need to pass my soldering expectations and inspections. Soldering Power Adapter. Speakers, Switches, etc.


HO Train Layout and Diorama

Come talk to me about this project.  This project is creative art, with engineering planning.


HO Train Game Table Layout

Come talk to me about this project.  This project is creative art, with engineering planning.


3D Print Projects

These are 3D Print project... see this link for more... More 3D Print Projects

More 3D Print Projects

see this link for more... More 3D Print Projects

3D Printer Resource Page for Printers

Do some research, Rework and revise the step by step guide to using the 3 different types of printers.  One team per printer.

Marble works connectors - 3D Print Project #1

Come talk to me about this project.  but it's a set of connectors to connect to a few different PVC pipe and fittings.  3/4 pipe and 1/2 fittings mostly, but we should do a few other sizes too.


Marble works marble lifter - 3D Print Project #2

After the Marble works board is constructed, we want to lift marbles from a lower reservoir to an upper reservoir


Marble works marble lifter - 3D Print Project #3

Marble works mechanisms that will catch and release marbles


Marble works marble lifter - 3D Print Project #4

Marble works mechanisms that will spin, drop drum, tip, etc.


Post-MicroController/Raspberry Pi Projects

These are projects that might need a a Microcontroller or Raspberry PI, so we can do them later in the year.

Mount and control one Stadium Light

Come talk to me about this project.  This project is about hacking the Stadium light so we can control the stepper motors.  This project will involve some research to learn how the stepper motors work, and what drivers we need to run them.  Then it also involves to figure out how to mount it and light it with a smaller power light.

https://remo.tv/

This is a project where we could build a robot that could be controlled via a tele-presence...  Talk to me about doing this...  What might this project look like?  Think building and controlling a "Mars Rover", or a camera or a camera on a robot that drove around campus... or really anything that you control over an app over the internet... like a remote candy or dog food dispenser... I want to build some robotic contraptions that are in our room but that can be controlled over the internet...

DIY ROBOT Demonstrator  - Left Right Position Platform 

I can have 2 teams to build a printer parts based robot to move left to right and control the position.  These can be teams of 2 students, who learn about DC motors, control the speed, and position and collect data on the current position.  Probably an Arduino, but could be a Raspberry Pi

DIY ROBOT Demonstrator  - Conveyor belt 

I can have 2 teams to build a printer parts based robot to move left to right and control the position.  These can be teams of 2 students, who learn about DC motors, control the speed, and position and collect data on the current position.  Probably an Arduino, but could be a Raspberry Pi

DIY ROBOT Demonstrator  - Robot Arm to pick and place a cube on the "Left Right Position Platform" 

I can have 2 teams to build a printer parts based robot to move left to right and control the position.  These can be teams of 2 students, who learn about DC motors, control the speed, and position and collect data on the current position.  Probably an Arduino, but could be a Raspberry Pi

M&M Sorter (Color Sensor) 

Add Arduino and color sensor to M&M sorter.  Programming, Color sensor, and servo motors

SpaceX docking with the Space-station

This could be in conjunction with LetsRobot.tv, but the plan would be to have a small air powered hover chair / xyz system that "feels" like 0g... and you control it as if you were there.. so live tele-presences.  maybe with an Oculus... Ask me about this project...

Remote Control Radios/Servo Controllers

This project is to verify that a few radio controllers I have work.  It would be a fun project, because you would learn about RC radios, Frequencies used, and how they connect to the servo controllers.  Talsk to me about this project 

Electric Imp 2012 Wifi IOT KIT.

I don't have a lot on this kit, but it's a Cool use of IOT from the Year 2012.  https://www.electricimp.com/ Not sure if they still have docs on line, but it would be cool to make something from this kit... that could go on our class display board.  

Earthmate GPS

Hyperformance GPS Receiver - Can you get this to talk to a Raspbery Pi or Arduino?

Tripp-Lite Sensor

Sense Fire, Smoke and  Security... Can you read the data from this device?

Jeopardy Game Controller 

Build a Arduino or Raspberry Pi  based Jeopardy Game controllers and 4-8  buttons.  Attention must be paid to make sure the sensing of button pushes is as Random as possible... Maybe this should be a class lab... to see who's design is the most random and fair.

Semaphore Flag Robot

Build a robot that spells out text in Semaphores... have a raspberry Pi drive some stepper motors.  make it so you can post to a log or other site to capture text... maybe filter it to not swear...

This could be a letsrobot.tv robot

You could add Morse code  to LED too... and maybe other coding types... Manchester encoding like we were sending to the Voyager space craft...

Then have another Pi do OpenCV and "read" what they are saying...

Halloween - Brain In A Tank

Halloween - Magic 8 Ball like Ouija board

Get a stepper motor to move on a circle, and another to move left and right with a magnet to move a token

Halloween - Edger Allen Poe

run some EYEs on screens 

Halloween - Monster in the "water"

run some EYEs on screens 

Halloween - moving Grave - TikTok - 

build this moving Grave - https://www.tiktok.com/@scarrie_halloween/video/7274249182230236459?_r=1&_t=8fcJEWouUgc


Halloween - Ghost Hunter stuff - Paranormal Detector Stuff


Dog Food Dispenser "Good Dog"

Come talk to me about this project.  Its 2 parts.  The Hardware and the Software.  It should probably be 2 teams.  It should probably be a Raspberry Pi, but it could be an Arduino 101 with WiFi.  This project has lots of "feels" because it's for a paraplegic who wants to interact with his dog more.

Claw Machine

Come talk to me about this project.  Its 3-4 parts.  The Hardware and the Software.  It should probably be 2 teams.  It should probably be a Raspberry Pi, but it could be an Arduino 101 with WiFi.  This project will be the way you "buy" headphones and other stuff in my class. Check out Taiwan's obsession with Claw Machines... they are every where.

Build Test Equipment to test stuff

Come talk to me about this project.  This is a project to build test equipment to test some of the equ

Projects We Can't Do Right Now, But Maybe In the Future

These are projects tht might need a a Microcontroller or Raspberry PI, so we can do them later in the year.

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Come talk to me about this project.  

Plastic Grinder Project

Make the plastic grinder... the idea is to produce a shredded plastic powder/grindings about the consistency of sawdust.  Then use this in plastic/sand brick making mold.  This is first a research project, but then a prototype build project with Metals technology to try building something that works, but can easily be replicated by DIY hobbyists.

Plastic Mold Project

after we makes a plastic grinder... the idea is to produce a compression mold system that can make compressed plastic bricks from shredded plastic powder/grindings and sand.