This school year, I have been working on designing and developing a project that I call The Sloth. Fall semester was spent coming up with the idea and designing the project while this Spring semester is being spent building it. The Sloth is a motorized camera platform designed to ascend and descend fixed climbing ropes …
Capstone Project | Update 2
https://vimeo.com/321589160 Due to a major work event that took over 50 hours of my free time last week, I haven't had a whole lot of time to work on my capstone project but I have still made some pretty big steps forward and the project is picking up quick. Since the last update, I have …
Mentor Feedback
I wasn't able to meet with either of my faculty mentors but I did talk a bit with a friend of mine who is a graduate student, rock climber, and photographer. We've worked and climbed together a lot in the past so I got some good feedback from him. The main thing that we discussed …
Capstone Project | Update 1
So far, progress has been a little slow but I can see it picking up soon as I have a rough prototype finished up so now I'm going to rebuild and tweak until it works the way I want it to. I currently have a poorly put together platform with 2 functioning stepper motors and …
Project 3 | Milestone 4
Our group’s final synth project ended up having 4 instruments that you can cycle through, and 7 notes in each of the instruments to play. It was made using the React framework. More info found here: https://tatianajones.wordpress.com/2018/12/16/project-3-milestone-4/
Progress Log 4
Progress on my project was slow this week because I was really busy with work and my capstone project proposal. Here is some more information that I gathered as well as the link to my website. Another comment I have on the weekly progress reports is that sometimes, I make literally no progress in a …
Project 3 | Milestone 2
For Milestone 02, we deviated from our original concept for this project. What we have decided to create is an in-browser synthesizer. There will be buttons that generate sounds on both click and keyboard events. Additionally, the user will be able to alternate between different instruments. Component Hierarchy The Synth Pad: no state, always “on”Instrument …
Project 3 | Milestone 1
For Project 3 I am working with Avery, Abby, and Tatiana. We are using React to make a game similar to Galaga. A central object will be able to shoot at moving orbs. The orbs will break up and the user will gain points. If an orb hits the player, the game will end. RESOURCES …
Progress Log 3
The Flow State: How to achieve ultimate action sports performance Flow is a psychological term that describes the optimal state of consciousness in which we experience peak performance and enjoyment Motivation from immersion in activity itself rather than the end product Those who experienced more flow were happier, more creative and more successful Flow state …
Prototype Stage 2
For Stage 2, the main thing I need to focus on is the rope climbing mechanism so I decided to do some research and see what is out there. Here are some examples I found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLzgBmsN5e8 https://grabcad.com/library/rope-climbing-and-descending-robot-1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxBWXOBbXFg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDkjrlqwrZU I ordered an arduino and some motors and wheels and I'm going …
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