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Week0 Preferences
We gathered together as an engineering team for Project 1.

Members are Anya Filatova (who came with the original idea), hagir khalifa, and C.J. Oh, and our title for this project is "Light Switch Turner"

What we are going to develop for this period is a "Remote Controller for Light Switch"

Sometimes, it is so tiresome to stand and walk a few steps to the wall in order to turn the light on/off.

This device will be definitely helpful in such a situation. Just one click, that is all you need.

First of all, here is a tasking for each of team member.

Anya : Motion Part - Motor, Servo, brief design, and Mechanisms

Hagir : Programming Part - Arduino, coding

C.J. : Remote Part - Remote Controller and Receiver

Week1 Narrative
First group meeting is made after the class, and we assigned tasks for each team member for the weekend.

My part is remote controls, so that I have to research for basic and essential mechanisms about; 1)how remote control works, 2)what kind of remotes are there, and 3)what would be the best option for this project.

Week2 Narrative
Infrared Ray Remote (short : IR) : ( http://images.harmonyremote.com/EasyZapper/Support/FAQ/12467_IR_test.gif )

This type of remote control uses infrared ray to send electronic signals.

Examples : TV controller, game console remote, most of indoor usage controllers

Advantage : easy to install, simple Disadvantage : cannot go through walls, should be used for direct way from remote to receiver, only about 1~3m far from the receiver.

Radio Frequency Remote (short : RF) : ( http://asktheadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/rf.jpg )

RF uses radio frequency to send signal.

Examples : car key, garage door key, Toy car controller, Toy helicopter controller

Advantage : can reach far away from controls and receiver, go through walls (not very thick one) Disadvantage : just a bit more cost than IR

Week3 Narrative
''Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the third weekend. Link to any wiki pages you edited, videos created. Upload any pictures taken. Compare your task with what you actually did and write what you feel are the next steps.''

Week4 Narrative
''Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the first weekend. Link to any wiki pages you edited, videos created. Upload any pictures taken. Compare your task with what you actually did and write what you feel are the next steps.''