#17 Applications and Implications, Project Development
This week I considered how to integrate a final project masterpiece with answering questions
What will it do?
A video of the country you select on the globe will be played, and the lights will turn on depending on the local climate.
This device was created to record the culture and life of each country.
You can feel the culture of the country and understand the position and relation of the culture on the globe(sphere).
Who's done what beforehand?
There are projects that map cultures etc. on a map, but not on a sphere.FabAcademyFinal1
FabAcademyFinal2
https://globeproject.com/
here are globes that are made for educational purposes, but they are not intended for presentation purposes.
There is an interactive globe projection, but the projects are mostly geographical and there is no attempt to add cultural records.
https://sphere.blue/
What sources will you use?
FabAcademy class page, Fab Community, FLK docs, Google Search, Youtube tutorials, ChatGPT and Friendly instructors!
What will you design?
- Globe
- Base for Globe
- Board Case
- Sensor mechanism for detect tapped countries
- Lights illuminating Globe
- Board for sensors
- Board for lights
What materials and components will be used?
Where will come from?
How much will they cost?
| components | Materials | From | Price | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globe | Glass | Japan | 6,000JPY(blowing class) | 1 |
| Base for Globe | Wood(Thickness:15mm) | Japan | ? | 1 |
| MDF(300x600x55) | Japan | 500JPY | 1 | |
| Eco Flex | US | 11,519JPY(amazon) | 1 | |
| Board Case | PETG | China | 2,800JPY(1 roll) | |
| Sensor mechanism for detect tapped countries | Copper Sheet (3M No.CU-35C A4) |
Japan | 1,005JPY | 4 |
| Wire | Japan | 500JPY | 1 | |
| Lights illuminating Globe | NeoPixel | US | 2,800JPY/1m | 22LEDs |
| Board for sensors | xiaoESP32S3 | China | 2,724JPY | 1 |
| FR1(phenolic paper) | Japan | 300JPY/sheet | 1 | |
| Board for lights | xiaoRP2040 | China | 1,215 JPY | 1 |
| 499 resistors | Japan | ? | 2 | |
| headerpins | Japan | ? | 1(3,4) | |
| pinsocket | Japan | ? | 1(7x4) | |
| Wires | Japan | ? | 14 | |
| Projection | Raspberry Pi 5 | UK | 15,000JPY | 1 |
| Projector | Japan | 30,000JPY | 1 |
What parts and systems will be made?
- Globe
- Base for Globe
- Board Case
- Sensor mechanism for detect tapped countries
- Lights illuminating Globe
- Board for sensors
- Board for lights
What processes will be used?
- Globe: Glass Blowing + Vinyl Cutter
- Base for Globe: Wood Milling, Laser Cutter, Molding and Casting
- Board Case: 3D printing
What questions need to be answered?
- How to make a country pattern
- Wiring distance to country pin
- How to connect boards (dealing with tape)
- The tray on the bottom tier of the base? A lid?
- Fixing the bottom tier of the base
- The wobbly second tier of the base
- Finish the base with lacquer or varnish?
- Problem with the glass floating
- Problem with making the background of the Processing screen black
- Wiring inside the base
- How many cords should I plug in
How will it be evaluated?
You can feel/remember the country with a tap
= The correct image or video of the country will be show up
when you tap a country
My project incorporate:
| Process | MyFP |
|---|---|
| 2D design | PCB, Map |
| 3D design | Wood base parts / Silicon Glass Ball Base |
| Additive fabrication processes | 3D print / Casting |
| Subtractive fabrication processes | Laser Cutting / Wood Milling / Mold Milling / Vinyl Cutting |
| Electronics design and production | PCB for step response / PCB for NeoPixel |
| Embedded microcontroller interfacing and programming | Arduino / (Processing) |
| System integration and packaging | Put together all the above |
Details
For details of production process, please go to the Final Project Tracking Page.