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Engineering_Notebook

Updates about projects being made in the ESTEEM Center Engineering Design Lab.

Arduino GPS-Tracker

Arduino GPS-Tracker

The ability to track others and items grants user the sense of security, because they are able to locate their lost belongings. The GPS-Tracker can also reduce theft and help users recover stolen goods.
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Laser Maze Security System

Laser Maze Security System

For our engineering project, we made a laser maze security system. A laser maze security system uses a laser that connects to a LDR(Light Dependant Resistor), and when that beam is crossed, an alarm goes off.
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Meub, Alex. “Simple Wood Arcade Stick.” Instructables, Instructables, 19 Feb. 2023, https://www.instructables.com/Simple-Wood-Arcade-Stick/.

#woodBOX Construction Of A Arcade Stick

By: Brian Trong-Khanh Nguyen, Journalist
Directions and list of materials to build an arcade fighting board.
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Image From Original Directions - https://www.instructables.com/1-Plywood-Sheet-1-Console-Table/

How to Construct a Console Table From a Single Sheet of Plywood

By: Meg Lagera, Journalist
Using a single sheet of 4' x 8' plywood and minimal instructions, you can construct a phenomenal, lightweight, solid, wood-styled console table.
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the mrbrown show: Podcast Studio v6 by mr brown is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

How to Set Up a Podcasting Studio

By: Noah Siegel, Journalist
Podcasting has become a very popular way of putting your voice or someone else's voice to the public. A good podcast studio has multiple cameras and microphones. In this article, you will learn how to build your very own podcasting studio.
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Aquaponics Beta Test

Aquaponics Beta Test

A summery of what we have learned about our small scale aquaponics system and our plans for the 2022-2023 school year.
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https://www.circuito.io/blog/arduino-robot-arm/ (original instructions)

#ArduinoArm Project Instructions

By: Oliver Tabbal, Journalist
Learn step by step how to build a robot arm with Arduino.
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#COVIDFREE Progress Report

By: Joe Lam, Journalists

So today we have managed to make and attached our planned robotic arm onto the platform that would be our remote-control car. The robotic hand is used to grab and hold the hand sanitizer. It was now capable...

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#ALPHABOARD - Testing the Skateboard

#ALPHABOARD – Testing the Skateboard

Today we tested the electric skateboard outside on the basketball court. We realized the motor couldn't handle the weight of a human being on the skateboard. Although, if there is no one on the skateboard,...

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#ALPHABOARD - Assembling The Board

#ALPHABOARD – Assembling The Board

By: Annie Carstater, Journalist

Today, we attached the velcro to the skateboard to hold the materials in place. After testing the skateboard, we ran into another problem. We found out that the belt for the motor is too big. To combat...

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Arduino code for dc motors.

APS Post #11

I finally figured out how to change the direction of the motors. You change the HIGH and LOW. These are the changes I made: case Mid_button: digitalWrite(left_motor1,LOW); digitalWrite(left_motor2,HIGH); digitalWrite(right_motor1,LOW); digitalWrite(right_motor2,HIGH); break; case...

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An ir remote sensor attached to 4 yellow wires.

APS Post #10

I finally figured out how to make the circuit work with the ir remote controller. It originally didn't work because I soldered it wrong, I wired it incorrectly, etc. If you solder the wires together, make...

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