PROJECT ABSTRACT
Using the tools and knowledge gained in the Programming and Physical Computing Seminar, students were tasked to develop a final setup using a combination of actuators and sensors introduced throughout the course of the seminar, whereby they would test its real-life application.
Illuminate was developed as a setup whereby a motion sensor would pick up the movement of an object or individual and initiate a sequence of lights based on their proximity to the sensor.
COMPONENTS
- Arduino Uno
- Breadboard
- USB cable
- Jumper Wires
- Resistors
SENSORS
- Ultrasonic Sensor
- Touch Sensor
ACTUATORS
- DC Motor
- LED Lights
SCHEMATIC
Set-up of Arduino Uno Board, including the Ultrasonic Motion Sensor, Touch Sensor, LED pins and DC Motor
PROTOTYPE
IAAC / MAA02 / Introduction to Programming and Physical Computing 2021 / Final Project
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT: INSPIRATION
LLUM Festival Barcelona, 2021
Photograph taken by Charicleia Iordanou, LLUM Festival, Barcelona, 2021
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT: DESIGN PROPOSAL
In an attempts to think about the prototype’s real-life large-scale application, Illuminate was developed as an interactive installation, drawing inspiration from the LLUM festival.
The installation creates an interactive display of lights stimulated by movement, encouraging viewers to walk through the space. The project contains a touch sensor to activate the sliding doors, and a series of motion sensors which would pick up the viewer’s movement and initiate a sequence of lights based on their position to the motion sensor.
Illuminate is a project of IAAC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia at Master in Advanced Architecture in 2021/2022 by: Student: Charicleia Iordanou; Faculty: Bernat Morato; Faculty Assistant: Daniil Koshelyuk