Project:Cholten99/TimeTravel

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Time Travel Project

Potential Sketch

DDTime Machine.jpg

Major Stages

  1. Case
    1. Preliminary sketch created (DONE!)
    2. Design finalised
    3. Case materials purchased
    4. Case built
    5. Case 'polished'
  2. Dials
    1. Design finalised
    2. Components purchased
    3. Dials built
    4. Dials fixed into case
  3. Electronics
    1. Design complete
    2. Components purchased
    3. Circuit built
    4. Working in case
  4. Motor / gear system
    1. Design finished
    2. Components purchased
    3. System built into case
    4. Testing complete
  5. Sound effects
    1. Sound effects created (DONE!)
    2. Sound(s) recorded into chip

Case

Pilot Measurements

Bear measures 7"x8" base, 7" high and weighs ~300mg.

Prettifying

http://goo.gl/cRMGC

Electronics

Sequence
  1. Switch moved from position 1 to position 2
    1. Sound effect 1 starts on loop
    2. Meter activated
    3. Motor activated, forward
    4. Blue flashing light started
  2. Top microswitch activated
    1. Sound effect 1 stopped
    2. Sound effect 2 played once
    3. Meter deactivated
    4. Motor stopped
    5. Blue flashing light stopped
    6. Light changed from green to red
  3. Switch moved from position 2 to position 1
    1. Sound effect 1 starts on loop
    2. Meter activated
    3. Motor activated, backwards
    4. Blue flashing light started
  4. Bottom microswitch activated
    1. Sound effect 1 stopped
    2. Sound effect 2 played once
    3. Meter deactivated
    4. Motor stopped
    5. Blue flashing light stopped
    6. Light changed from red to green
Components
  1. Switch (got!)
  2. Meter (got!)
  3. Red / green LED (and housing)
  4. Blue LED (and housing)
  5. Blue LED flashing circuit components (556 timer)
  6. Motor
  7. 9v battery (and holder)
  8. 2 microswitches
  9. Chipcorder (for sounds)
  10. 16ohm speaker (for sounds)

Motor / Gear System

Sound Effects

Sound(s) found!