Author Archives: Rich

This post will outline a situation that went wrong and how we went about fixing it. with this project I have a lot to choose from when discussing things that went wrong. As I mentioned previously this contraption was not … Continue reading →

It’s a wrap… Overall I’d say we were successful with our project. There were a few goals that we have not yet reached; however with more time I’m confident that the end results will net all that we set out … Continue reading →

/* Fade quiz code This example shows how not to fade an LED on pin 9 using the analogWrite() function. This broken example code is in the public domain. Damon Loren Baker 2013 */ int led = 9; // the … Continue reading →

More sanding and more cutting…. That is the theme of the week. Although it may not be the most exiting part of this assembly it is one of the most important. As previously mentioned, the maker of this model left … Continue reading →

Another week of work and I can see things coming together. The majority of the time is spent sanding and gluing; however this part takes a while because the sanding has to be precise and the glue has to dry. … Continue reading →

This week is the big push… although we have accomplished a lot, it appears to be bags of loose parts. however our project is taking shape and looking good. Now that the guts are in and most of the moving … Continue reading →

It looks like our project is progressing well due to a collaborative effort by all teammates. It was discover early in the project that assigning individual task would not work in all aspects of this model because some steps had … Continue reading →

Objective: Control a RGB LED with a potentiometer (nob)   Materials RGB LED Arduino RGB COLOR CHOOSER from Arduino playground Jumper cables Potentiometer USB cable   Procedure: 1)     Plug in Arduino to make sure power light comes on. 2)     Open … Continue reading →

Objective: Control a servo motor using a POT. Materials:  Servo Motor Jumper cables Arduino Dumilanova USB Cable POT Procedures: Connect the POT (POS(outside) (5 volts),( NEG(outside )(ground), (Remote (outside) (Analog 0)) Connect The Servo (POS(Red) (5 volts),( NEG(Blk )(ground), (Remote … Continue reading →

This week I was focused primary on researching different sensors that can be used by the AUV…. The sensors can be used to detect and avoid obstacles, and there are also sensor to judge the depth of the AUV. One … Continue reading →