Assignment
*Propose a final project that integrates the range of units covered, answering the following questions.
Neil's class Summary
What it would do?
Who's done what beforehand?
The process of turning light into matter is already possible through photography, whether taken by analog or digital processes. More or less we all know the operation of the cameras or the dark cameras and we know that the final material result has a "frame" and a two-dimensional support. This new device intends to copy or scan three-dimensional in an unlimited way. The pen works by rendering real-time luminance values as it is moved on a surface.
What materials and components will be required?
Components: Small solenoid, led bar, button, potentiometer, power switch, ATTiny44 Micro, common resistances and capacitor, 5V voltage regulator, transistor, pinheaders, battery, maybe 3d printed parts. Materials: 3cm thick wood, PCB board, sealant.
Where will they come from?
Most of the components will be from fabkit, except the solenoid, potentiometer and led bar that I will buy at a local electronics store.
How much will it cost?
I estimate a total cost between 30 and 40 dollars.
What parts and systems will be made?
1. Make a custom PCB board with a micro, phototransistor, potentiomenter, ledbar, button and solenoid control.
2. Program the board.
3. Make the case.
4. Make somekind of instrument for holding it firm when using it?
What processes will be used?
1. Electronic design.
2. Electronic production.
3. 3D design.
4. 3D printer.
What questions need to be answered?
1 .What is the most accurate sensor to capture visible light? And to capture distances? Is there any other sensor (directional) that captures other information?
2. Which XY or XYZ robotic devices can I incorporate? What possibilities do they offer?
3. What if instead of using drawing pointers I use a pointer that presses a physical object deforming it? Is that a relief photograph? Or a sculpture? Or both?
What is the schedule?
How will it be evaluated?
I plan to test the device myself and with other people as well. It is important to know that the purpose of the instrument, like any other artistic tool, does not "create" anything by itself, the human sensibility of the "artist" will ultimately be the differential factor.