17. Applications and Implications

Assignment

propose a final project that integrates the range of units covered answering questions


Lecture

text/video

Print

what will it do?

- input: it senses the pulse or heart-rate.

- output: it generates synthesized sound.

who's done what beforehand?

Heart Spark

Heart Spark is a heart-shaped pendant which flashes little lights (light emitting diodes, LEDs) in time with your heart beat.

This video shows how it works:

"Les Archives du Cœur" / "the heart archive" - Christian Boltanski

"Les Archives du Cœur", by Christian Boltanski, permanently houses recordings of the heartbeats of people throughout the world. Christian Boltanski has been recording these heartbeats since 2008. Les Archives du Cœur is a testament to the recordees' existence. The recordings may be listened to by visitors. It is also possible to record your own heart beat here.

http://www.designboom.com/art/christian-boltanski-the-heart-archive/

http://benesse-artsite.jp/en/art/boltanski.html

“Heartbeat Picnic” - Junji Watanabe

short paper:“Heartbeat Picnic”: Workshop for Touching Heartbeats, Junji Watanabe, Yui Kawaguchi, Kyosuke Sakakura and Hideyuki Ando,2011

MAKE: PROJECTS Infrared Pulse Sensor
MAKE: PROJECTS Infrared Pulse Sensor

Pulse of the City by GEORGE ZISIADIS
Pulse of the City - Instructables

almost same idea...!

What materials and components will be required? / Where will they come from? / How much will it cost?

■ Soft silicon which shapes human heart. Gummy Cast seems good. $20

■ mold: machine wax for a mold to make the silicon case. $20 on here

■ board:Arduino capable board with ATmega328p: FabKit v3-04

■ Acrylic for case:$10

■ Wood for case:$5

■ speaker: $2

■ LED: cheap

■ 9V Battery:$1

■ pulse sensor:Pulse Sensor by SparkFun. $25

What parts and systems will be made?

Following parts system will be made:

■ Arduino capable board with ATmega328p:Fabkit

■ 5V regulator

■ Silicon heart by molding and casting

■ Acrylic case by laser cutting

■ Wooden board

What processes will be used?

Case: molding and casting, laser cutting

Electronics: AVR board, 5V regulator

Input: Pulse Sensor

Output: Speaker and LED

What tasks need to be completed?

■ Making Heart

  • making 3D for milling the mold. I have done it on week2
  • Mill machine wax with CNC Milling Machine
  • Molidng with silicon
  • Casting with soft casting material Gummy Cast
    •

    ■ Making case

  • Make case with Laser cutting
  • Wood base
  • Engrave the logo on the wood base
    •

    ■ Making Electronics

  • Making Fabkit
  • add pulse sensor
  • add speaker
  • add LED
  • Making 5v regulator
  • add 5v regulator
    •

    ■ Programming

  • sense the input from Pulse sensor
  • make output system for LED that blinks depends on the pulse sensor
  • programming the sound which is generated
    •

    What questions need to be answered?

  • How the sound is generated based on pulse?
  • How can I make self build pulse sensor?

    • What is the schedule?

  • ■ Making Heart: 2weeeks 5.20-6.4
  • ■ Making case: 3days 6.4-6.7
  • ■ Making Electronics: 1weeks 6.1-6.7
  • ■ Programming: 1weeks 6.7-6.14

    • How will it be evaluated?