Thursday, November 7, 2013

Preliminary post

Introduction

  1. Group members :
      • Brandon , in charge of all things Arduino and blog posts
      • Alan , Solid works pro 
      • Patrick Star , Solid works pro 2 
     2. Project Plans 
Create an educational engine which simulates the real deal. Led's will flash to simulate spark plugs activating. We will use a potentiometer to control the speed of the engine A LCD screen will show the speed of the pistons in revolutions per minute.


    3. Materials which will be used  rough estimate 
      • Arduino Micro-controller X 1
      • DC motor   X 1
      • Led  X ?
      • Potentiometer X 1
      • Lego pieces X lots
      • LCD screen X 1 
      • Jumper cables for Arduino connections X  lots 



Week 2

The solid works projects are nearly complete and a video will be up soon.

The codes is on its way, The main issue right now is trying to figure out a way to reset the device's position after every run.  

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