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Week 10

Plans: Assemble audio, motor, and servos all to one bread board and arduino uno drill holes for audio to play through adjust latex sizing for alien add stopper to alien figure out winch system Results: Assembled all parts to one arduino uno, but had to scrap winch idea The alien will only pop up, but will not go back into the box again
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Week 9

Plans: Assemble winch system install red LED eyes in alien Add alien skin to the skeleton Add all the code together Work on stopper for alien Fritzing for alien body swaying: Fritzing for alien jaw:
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Week 8

Plans: Add springs to alien Make the jaw move Make the alien shake back and forth with servo Program the jaw and alien body movement Box/"human body" Springs for alien body Servo to make the alien body sway
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Week 7

Plans: assemble alien spine rings to pvc pipe in wooden container paint alien skin set up another speaker to make the alien louder work on ratchet winch system sand down hex shaft for winch system set up red led eyes Winch: how to tie a constrictor knot:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2XqvsnWiu8 how to wire the stepper motor:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYIL5gxRogM -get an easydriver Audio: Spring mechanism:
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Week 6

Plans: Create latex skin for alien Paint latex skin for alien Finish code for audio Add springs to the alien structure Add servo to alien jaw Make box to contain Leaver arm Research winches Audio: Latex skin:
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Week 5

Plans: Assemble 3D printed spine Assemble head and jaw of alien + attach the servo to rotate jaw Test the audio Paint the latex alien body Code the motors, servos, and audio for timing Research how to make a winch for spring activation Pseudo code flowchart: Audio:
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Week 4

Plans: start building the box for the alien, possibly using laser cutting Research servo linkages for the swaying motion of alien Buy servo linkages Experiment with a slinky for the body of the alien Sherry: start latex molding/experimenting wire up speaker system  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T-X2b4bsWc Shawn: construction of the box Rj: 3D printing CAD the slinky backbone Yelnur: Pseudo code for: Jaw (servo) Spring activator (motor) Audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1CdC5gzTxY&t=24s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTXi6kYg0D4 Swaying motion (servo)
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