User:Ben ot/ENES-100/project 0/CDIO

=Project 0=

Conceive
The initial idea for the strandbeest was to make the legs out of straws that were cut in half, and the base out of bent paperclips and cardboard. This was mainly just a background to get the idea of how to make a working one.3. The ultimate goal for the household strandbeest project is to build a strandbeest that can walk on its own without spending more than a few dollars.

Problem
The problem with building a strandbeest with household items is thinking of a good design.

Design
For understanding the function of the strandbeest this video is very helpful.  After drawing a design and labeling materials, it is about time to start building. Design. The design process was fairly easy with the help of the youtube link. First draw to scale the first leg. Once a good model is drawn, just think of a design for the base and add the leg design on it, all while thinking of materials to make it out of. Implement. After looking at the design, take the materials and prep them for assembly. As always, building something out of such small, fragile parts can be difficult. After the finished product is done see if it is functioning properly. Operation.

Next Steps
Oftentimes the first attempt will be flawed, keep trying and don't give up. Once a successful prototype is built, its time to start the process over again and try to build one that moves by itself. =Project 1=

Problem Statement
Understanding the arduino board, and making it blink, fade, flash etc.

Design
In order to get the RGB LED to light up through the arduino, plug the black wire into ground and the red, white and green wires to correspond with the code. This will make the LED light up. To make it blink or flash, just run the program. You may have to tweak the code. To get the arduino to flash different colors use this link: http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Examples-1-Make-An-RGB-Led-Randomly-Flash/. Edit the code to change the colors speed etc.

Utilization of Knowledge
Change codes to make it flash specific colors or change intensity.

Next Steps
The next steps for this project is to hook it up to the pulse sensor and get it to change different colors based on pulse. Eventually We want to hook up the EEG toy with it.