Done this week: Sewed in snaps to the test poncho, along with some neopixels; tested a removable connection to an arduino via alligator clips on unsewn end of the snaps. Works fine when everything’s connected; loss of data or power also seem fine. Loss of ground leaves the neopixels […]
Accomplishments: I was able to work on the 555 chip circuit for controlling the servo motor following the tutorial on makezine.com/projects/projects-in-motion-control-three-types-of-motors-with-555-timers/ . It was a bit challenging to find all the parts, I ended up going to several locations in town and making two different orders online. After completing some […]
There wasn’t a lot of progress this week due to another class having a major Project due but I am very confident in the work that was done. The engines were attached to the light ring that will reflect off the newly sculpted clear fan blades. Even if the fan […]
Done this week: The test poncho is sewn, which gives me a sense of size and lets me test for weight. I’ve tested all the candidate fasteners as parts of simple circuits (lighting a single LED), and they all work fine. Some of the stronger magnets require a fair effort […]
Accomplishments: A lot came together this week. I was able to get a carpet from Sergenian’s, cut it to size and treat the ends with fray-check. A more permanent edge treatment may be helpful, but it’s holding reasonably well for now. I cut the spring steel boning into six equal […]
Done this week: More parts came in: now I have a full assortment of magnets, snaps, and magnetic snaps to play with. (Old snaps in upper right, lower left; also, weird tiny or customizable size perfboards in upper right.) Poked at the fasteners with a multimeter to test resistance. […]
Spring Break was exceptionally busy. First, I finished Patterning all of the armor pieces to be used to the Android, taking into account how far off my body it needs to be, where the lights and hardware will go, and how they will be attached. Next, I cut out the […]
Problems or Issues: Since my last progress report I’ve lost significant time to illness*, which have made it not possible for me to pick up the carpet, so that’s #1 priority this week. I also started to work on soldering together the components of my persistence of vision (POV) kit, […]
Progress has been slow to start, as expected. Due to exterior commitments with my personal prop business, the armor building has to be pushed back to next week. However, this past week was spent working on orienting myself with all the various sensors and outputs I will be using. […]
Done this week: Some conceptual work: I’ve investigated a few patterns for Ponchos — Eleanor showed me a short poncho she’d made (Thanks!), and I found a few other designs online. I’ve cut the simplest in muslin to use as a testbed, to test sizing and weight of attached […]