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Mini Celebration​

by Xiaomeng Chen, 2019

Diagrams

White Abstract
Pencil

four types of 

diagrams

About the work

The design is a mini Christmas tree  with interactive lights and music.  It is a household entertainment for kids. With light and sound being interacted, the Christmas tree becomes alive and enhances Christmas atmosphere.

这个设计是带有互动灯光和可交互音乐的迷你圣诞树,是孩子们的家庭娱乐活动。通过用户距离操控的声音和led交互,使节日气氛更加生动。

Techniques

Arduino Uno, Speaker, DFPlayer, SD card, Ultrasonic Module HC-SR04 Distance Sensor, led lights and jumper wires.

Arduino Uno板,扬声器,DFPlayer,SD卡,超声波模块HC-SR04距离传感器,LED灯,和跳线。

My Responsibilities

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Storyboard

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Challenges

I made lots of researches in order to draw correct diagrams. Most of the challenges happened during the user testings. For example, the ultrasonic sensor may be affected by tiny things in front of it, so the housing needs to be perfectly made in case uncovering any part of the sensor. The light bulb needs to be carefully selected. During the first iteration, the light bulb was not large enough to see the changes, so I had to purchase another type and reinstall it. Besides, user wanted to switch songs by pressing the button arranged on the Christmas box. So I learned to code on connecting button for user needs.

只有经过大量研究,才能绘制正确的与coding相关的图表。此外,在用户测试期间同样遇到一些问题。例如,超声波传感器会受到其前面微小物体的影响,因此需要谨慎地制作housing包装,以防其他零件影响传感器的正常运作。其次,led灯在第一次迭代中,因灯体较小,无法看清操作过程中的亮度改变,因此我安置了另一种led灯,重新包装并完成实验。此外,用户想通过按下圣诞节盒上的按钮来切换歌曲。因此我根据用户需求学习关于连接按钮部分的编码。

Constraints

Only works for who is standing closer to the sensor. If there is anything being detected by the sensor, it cannot work well. Only suits for mini Christmas tree, not for a larger size. More led lights are required to be  soldered on longer jumper wires. Only suits for mini Christmas tree, not for a larger size. More led lights are required to be  soldered on longer jumper wires.

该型号传感器仅适用于近距离交互。如有任何微小物品在传感器正前,将影响传感器的正常工作。整套设备仅适合迷你圣诞树,跳线长短以及led灯泡数量均不适用更大尺寸的圣诞树。如果想安置在大圣诞树上,需要将更多的led灯重新焊接在更长的跳线上。

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