Saturday, October 10, 2015

10/10 Semester Project process work

10/10 process work

We drew more sketches of what our final installation piece may look like, and after searching through adafruit we decided that using a PIR motion sensor would be more practical for our concept rather than an IR proximity sensor.

If only I had realized this sooner so I could work with this for my mini project. For now I will continue to use the IR sensor.

PIR Motion Detector: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13285

Here is an example of how the PIR motion sensor can work with a motor:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Motion-Activated-Servo/step3/Code/

We want the sensor to activate the motors for a certain period of time as soon as the person is detected, so we think this PIR motion detector would be more simple and easier to work with for the results we want.  We would like the person to experience the installation moving as soon as they enter, so they feel more like they are invading and agitating the space. Like it comes alive as soon as they penetrate it.

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