Using Arduino

Head Mouse Game controller or disability aid

Head Mouse – Game controller or disability aid using Arduino

My kids wanted to have a head controlled mouse for playing Minecraft – they wanted to move their heads and have the field of view move. I decided that was a challenge I couldn’t resist, so I decided to build a movement controlled mouse using an arduino and a gyroscope chip. Components A-Star 32U4 Micro …

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Highly maneuverable search and rescue robot

Highly maneuverable search and rescue robot using Arduino

Finalized Prototype Shown below is the finalized prototype. The purpose of the prototype was to demonstrate the feasibility of a small, highly maneuverable search and rescue robot. As such, the completed prototype was successful. Capabilities include a ground speed of 10 inches per second, battery life of 50 minutes, wireless range of between 50 and …

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Oscilloscope Using the SainSmart Mega2560

Make an Oscilloscope Using the SainSmart Mega2560 with the TFT LCD shield and the 3.5 “color touch screen using Arduino

This instructable will show you how to build a portable Touch Screen Oscilloscope for less than 40 U$! The oscilloscope is one of the most powerful electronic instruments that is available to electronics hobbyist, experimenters, and engineers. It is mainly used to measue time-varying signals. Any time you have a signal that varies with time( …

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Glove

HandSight: A Glove for the Blind to Feel Shapes and Navigate Obstacles using Arduino

HandSight is a prototype glove to aid the blind. It can sense the lightness or darkness of a surface with tactile feedback from a vibration motor for each individual finger. It can also sense distance from physical objects or obstructions and indicate direction and distance with the same vibration feedback. It supports additional modes, and …

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Low cost digital microscope

Low cost digital microscope with automated slide movement using arduino

This is an easy-to-implement product modification that will be extremely useful for clinicians, pathologists, researchers or other microscopy enthusiasts interested in capturing whole slide images or creating virtual slides for later use. The device allows one to take multiple images of the slide under high magnification, which can later be stitched together on a local …

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