by John Clay | Dec 14, 2022 | ENGR 199, Final Project, Fire Fighting Robot
For the final project in my first-year engineering class, we were tasked with building a robot capable of solving a short maze, sensing a flame, and then putting it out. I worked with Josh Harris on this project. We were expected to each design and 3D-print wheels and...
by John Clay | Dec 13, 2022 | ENGR 199, Final Project, Motion-Controlled Wheelchair
For my first-year engineering class, I had to take a preexisting project and change the circuit, code, and any 3D-printed parts. I modified this motion-controlled wheelchair by afsh_ad on Project hub. Before altering the circuit and code, I had to recreate the...
by John Clay | Nov 30, 2022 | ENGR 199, Fire Fighting Robot
As part of the final project for my first-year engineering class, I had to design one of the wheels for the fire-fighting robot. The wheel had to fit on a 28BYJ-48 stepper motor and have a hole on the side for a 3 mm screw. I used this image from Cookie robotics for...
by John Clay | Nov 18, 2022 | ENGR 199, Fire Fighting Robot
For part of the final project for my first-year engineering class, I had to design a circuit that would extinguish a flame upon sensing it. To accomplish this task, I used a flame sensor in connection to a relay and a fan. The flame sensor can detect both flames and...
by John Clay | Nov 7, 2022 | ENGR 199
I had to design a circuit to open a door upon detecting a person. I used an ultrasonic sensor and a servo to accomplish this task. Ultrasonic sensors send out high-frequency sounds and count how long it takes for the echo to return. The distance to the object can then...
