| Name | Course | NetID |
|---|---|---|
| Anabel Rivera | ECE 120 | anabelr2 |
| Anthony Fan | ECE 110, 120 | hf2 |
- Introduction
- Statement of Purpose
Our project is a page turner. Basically, our page turner is designed to turn pages with one mechanical arm. Our project is aimed for those people who might not able to turn a page by using their hands or simply they do not want to, such as . There are some kinds of page turner that appear in the market but are quite complicated; they have at least three mechanical arms. We are trying to minimize the number of arms, and speed up the process as much as possible. This automatic page turner will use force and light sensors to turn the pages. - Background Research
We want to help people who have reduced mobility, or people such as pianists who have both hands occupied, to be able to use a book without having contact with it. We have watched YouTube videos of similar projects, such as this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7XjunoDmCY However, we wish to simplify this mechanism as much as possible. For example, this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0SJ6EcqNz8) requires user input before the pages can be turned. We wish to minimize the amount of effort the user has to put into turning pages; this devices seems to complicate the process
- Statement of Purpose
- Design Details
- Block Diagram / Flow Chart
- System Overview
- Block Diagram / Flow Chart
- Parts
Arduino
Clear plastic sheet for support
Arm
2 motors
Rotating rubber wheel
Control button
Wires (?)
PCB
Screws
Light sensor
Force sensors
Reading lamp(?)
- Possible Challenges
The setting of light sensor and force sensor
Control of motor
Building of PCBs ( or arrangement of circuit on breadboard )
- References and links
Posted by tlgraha2 at Feb 20, 2017 21:15