Engineering Projects/ComboLockPick

Problem Statement (Finish description)
Mechanism attached to a computer that can open a Masterlock combination lock.

Design

 * The algorithm or steps to figuring out the combination of a Masterlock manually are well known.
 * Videos exist on how to do this.
 * The goal is to automate this process.
 * This design section here focuses on the mechanical subsystems and electrical components:

Implement
This section focuses on the software.

Operate
Operation manual, troubleshooting manual would go here.

Demo
presentation

Next Steps

 * Spin Off Project: Design knob grabber in openSCAD and then print on makerbot so can grab any serrated knob in the future
 * Mount new stepper motor
 * Redo gears so that stepper motor has really small one on it's shaft and really big one on the knob shaft
 * Work on code that tests solenoid, switch and stepper motor, then start doing some reliability testing
 * Find the combination of a lock by hand using one of the internet video's
 * Write receiving processing sketch running on computer and sending arduino sketch that communicate through a USB cable