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Week 9 Lab Report – Servos

Posted on October 24, 2013 by stephanie s

Week 9 – Lab  Objective: Connect servo motors to Arduinos and make them do stuff Materials  Arduino, motor, 3 jumper cables, servo library (for code), Fritzing (to lay out schematics), held magnifying light, cell phone camera, FYI Servos are little motors that … Continue reading →

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Journal 8

Posted on October 20, 2013 by stephanie s

Our team is going to attempt to build an underwater ROV with a mechanical arm to retrieve items.  Initially I wanted to make a submersible that could be used for some sort of covert environmental operation.  But over time, as … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 4, 2013 by stephanie s

Week 6 Journal Entry   Many of the advances taking place in underwater ROV’s is the direct result of research being done by the offshore industry.  Let’s face it, they are flush with cash – nor are they dependent on … Continue reading →

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Week 5 – Journal Entry – Actuators

Posted on October 4, 2013 by stephanie s

Subsea Actuators The uniqueness of the underwater environment creates quite a few challenges and also dictates that well functioning devices have certain features in common.  After all, these things are not meant to roll down the street!  ROVs must be … Continue reading →

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Week 5 Lab – Vivisection

Posted on October 3, 2013 by stephanie s

Week 5 Lab – Vivisection (images to be posted when I get home) OBJECTIVE:  Vivisection of MP3-4 Multimedia Player MATERIAL: MP3-4 Portable game multimedia player, 2 Philips screwdrivers, macro-cameras, helping hands, Dr. Baker and Peter the CLT PROCEDURE:  Take “before” … Continue reading →

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Week 4 Journal Entry – Sensors

Posted on September 22, 2013 by stephanie s

Finding a using the best sensors for a project seems like it can be a bit challenging.  In order to do so I think it very important to make sure you understand exactly what you want to accomplish.  After all … Continue reading →

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Lab Entry 2 – Irene and Stephanie (9/19/13)

Posted on September 19, 2013 by stephanie s

Objective:  To add a sensor (potentiometer) to our basic Arduino setup, troubleshoot, and make a few basic changes. Materials: Arduino Milanove (controller), Potentiometer (sensor), cable connector, LED (actuator) Procedure: 1.  Plug the arduino into the computer by using the USB … Continue reading →

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Berlin projection of self art

Posted on September 19, 2013 by stephanie s
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Week 3 Journal Entry

Posted on September 15, 2013 by stephanie s

Week 3 Journal Entry An ugly truth. When Professor Baker told us to learn and write more about the technology we started with last week I didn’t anticipate a problem, after all I choose two projects I am genuinely interested … Continue reading →

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Lab 1 – Intro to Arduino

Posted on September 12, 2013 by stephanie s

Lab 1 – Intro to Arduino – Stephanie S. Objective:  To make our first physical contact with an Arduino, hook it up, test it and do the most basic code alterations. Materials: An Arduino Duemilanove, and a cable connector, LEDs … Continue reading →

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