Arduino Personal Prototype
Where
Year
Ohio State, Mechanical Design Course
2021
From Concept to Print:
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The tier tower was printed
straight from my drawings. The turning table pieces were too large to be printed by the deadline, so I made them out of cardboard.
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Project Description:
After learning the basics of Arduino programming and circuitry for 4 weeks, the last 2 weeks of the semester for ME 2900 was spent on the personal prototype project. Each student was tasked to create their own unique project. It was very freeform, except for the requirements of having both sensors and actuators as well as a mix of mechanical and electrical components.
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I decided to make a nail polish sorter. As a habitual nail painter, having an organized system for tracking and picking out nail polish colors was a no-brainer for my project. Over the 2 weeks, I incorporated an LCD screen, keypad, servo motor, and RGB LED into the electrical aspect of my design. I also needed to create the structures to actually move and organize the polish, which I designed in SolidWorks.
Takeaways:
I had used Arduino briefly before, in my project from the University of Illinois in 2018. However, I learned all new content and completed various lab tasks to build up to my prototype. This was honestly some pretty difficult content for me to master, but I am proud to say I did it in 6 weeks. I received a high grade and positive comments from my instructors on my prototype. I am also glad to highlight its functionality. This sorter has been extremely helpful in helping me pick and organize my colors.
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watch my functional video!
