Applications and Implications

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CORA Final Project Masterpiece

What will it do?

It works as a responsive light that visualises the heartbeart of the user by physical connection

Who's done what beforehand?

  1. noepixel ring is pre-made
  2. some 3D models (e.g. real heart)
  3. explored other PCBs lying around in the FabLab
  4. drew inspiration from Can't Help Myself - an installation that makes you feel emotional about a machine

What sources will you use?

  1. 3D modelling - rhino, blender, Blender kit (real heart model), grabCAD (component models)
  2. 3D vector - rhino, irkscape
  3. 3D Printing - Bamboolab X1 Carbon
  4. laser cutting - Rayjet 500
  5. electronics design - Kicad, Flab component library
  6. electronics production - milling roland SRM20
  7. soldering - flux, solder wire, handheld machine (BEIZKNA + YIHUA983)
  8. materials - Amazon, Servei Estacio, Flab component library

What will you design?

I will design:

  1. the acrylic enclosure for the device
  2. PCB layouts
    • the main board
    • small heart connector boards
  3. the mould for the 3D silicone heart model

What materials and components will be used?

  1. 4mm acrylic A5 sheets
  2. screws and nuts - 1M, 2M, 3M
  3. resistors - 1K, 10K, 220 Ohms
  4. capacitors - 0.1uf, 10uf
  5. wire cables
  6. copper tape
  7. Translucent Silicone: Molding Silicone, 15 Amp, 1.25 kg, Liquid, Self-Venting, Food Safe, Easy Mold Release, Low Viscosity

Where will they come from?

  1. Amazon - screws/nuts, capacitors, copper tape, translucent silicone, PLA print filament
  2. Servei estacio - acrylic sheets
  3. Fab component library - resistors, wire cables

How much will they cost?

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What parts and systems will be made?

  1. Heart Enclosure - an acryclic box housing the circuit boards and silicone heart. The shell of the product
  2. User Display - an OLED display connecting to the ESP32 for real time outputs
  3. Pulse Sensor - finger pad to read user pulse and light the heart at the same BPM
  4. Silicon Heart - a realistic translucent silicone moulded heart with a backing light for visual display of heart rate

What processes will be used?

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What questions need to be answered?

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How will it be evaluated?

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Notes

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