Homework - Connor Asher

Yukako Shimada

Good evening everyone, my arduino project proposal is a "Waldo (Hand Puppet RC Device) telemetric input device
the Waldo is known as an ergomic-gonzo-kineti-telemetric input device for controlling both puppets and animatronics.
Please find attached all the notes I compiled including: Notes, References, Diagrams, Materials, Movements I'd like to get out of this project.

If anyone has some insights/advice, I'd be happy to hear it. See you all in class tomorrow!

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Connor Asher

Here's the progress on my current build for the SWSCA class: "Animatronic Control Systems: Arudino Programming Basics"

I have compiled a full design of what I would like to accomplish with my telemetric input device to operate puppets, animatronics, and virtual characters, as well as starting to build the practical version with a platform that can spin 360, to allow a wide-arrangement of movement (need to wait for other parts to come in to complete build)

As far as coding, I am still modifying it for a wider range of movement to work with the input device.

Heres the code for the telemetric input device (WIP):

// SWSCA Arduino Programming Basics with David Covarrubias

#include < Servo.h >; 

#include <avr/power.h>

Wiring -

|------Arduino Gnd

Encoder |------Analog 0

|------Arduino 5V

| Yellow ------ Digi 9 (PWM)

Top servo | Red -----------5V

| Brown -------Gnd

| Yellow ------ Digi 10 (PWM)

Bottom servo | Red -----------5V

| Brown ------

*/

#include < Servo.h >;               //use servo library

Servo myservo; // create servo object to control a servo

Servo otherServo ;

int potpin = 0; // analog pin used to connect the potentiometer

int val; // variable to read the value from the analog pin

int valComp;

void setup()

{

myservo.attach(9); // attaches the servo on pin 9 to the servo object

otherServo.attach(10);

Serial.begin(9600);

}

void loop()

{

val = analogRead(potpin); // reads the value of the potentiometer (value between 0 and 1023)

valComp = analogRead(potpin);

Serial.println(val);

val = map(val, 0, 1023, 90, 179); // scale it to use it with the servo (value between 0 and 180)

valComp = map(valComp, 1023, 0, 0, 90);

myservo.write(val); // sets the servo position according to the scaled value

delay(15);

otherServo.write(valComp);

delay(25); // waits for the servo to get there

}

Yukako Shimada

Connor, please don't forget to post your video on the forum!

Connor Asher

Homework video update (5/6/2015) http://youtu.be/bDlxRdUXB0g
video wouldn't upload to forums, here's the YouTube link. Enjoy!