I made a sleeve for a weightlifting belt, that contains an infrared proximity sensor on the outside, and a motor on the inside. The motor is triggered to vibrate when the proximity sensor senses the safety bars, which would be set at a an appropriate height to match the right […]
Description: My dress glows in the dark and blinks LEDs in response to sound. I used glow in the dark screen printing ink to create a pattern on the dress. I then used a sound sensor and created a pattern with the LEDs, so they would go off when there […]
The scarf has two pairs of sensors with light outputs. The tri-colored LED responds to temperature, where the red indicates heat, and blue indicates cold. The light is blended for moderate temperatures. On the other side of the scarf there is two white LEDs that respond to the light sensor […]
Movie on 2-14-16 at 11.09 PM Movie on 2-14-16 at 11.09 PM This is a sock that got turned into a bicep curl tracker. It has a motion sensor as well as a speaker embedded into it. By reading the sensor data, it is able to determine when […]
For my warm-up project, I continued a my embroidery project from last semester. The purpose of the project was to map something so I chose to map my life by making a doormat that would light up when the embroidered feet were stepped on, symbolizing that the person who is […]
For the warm-up project I created a purse intended to act as a light source when walking in the dark. I programmed the LED lights to turn on automatically when the surroundings are dark using the Lilypad light sensor. I then sewed the light sensor, LEDs and board into a […]
Movie on 2-14-16 at 11.09 PM This is light detecting LED shirt that will glow when dark and turn of if the sensors detects high amounts of light in the environment. If I had more time I would have switch the LEDs for fiber optics and applied it to a […]
For your final project please prepare a 5-minute (or more) presentation on your final project. This should be in powerpoint, keynote, or similar format. Use a flash drive, dropbox, or laptop to present. You will need to make a final pitch in class Tuesday, February 23 or before. You presentation […]
This post documents how to create a post for your videos. The first step is to create a new post. You can do this by pushing the new button at the top of the screen. Next, you can choose the category for the post. For the warm-up project, choose the […]
I created a light sensing LED light up running tank top intended for running and training or biking at night. The light sensor is embedded into a pocket of the tank top at the base of the back of the neck. The light sensor is sewn up so that […]