The main objective of this project is to explore an alternative design for the measurement of movement of a mouse or joystick. The control of this design will utilize accelerometers with both digital and analog output to determine motion. Infrared technology will be used to implement the wireless communication. Since the standard mouse and optical mouse both rely on...
Progress:
8/20 - 8/29 Brainstorming and 5 initial ideas
8/27 - 9/19 Accelerometer research
8/29 - 9/5 Development of Ideas and Project Selection
9/5 Our free Accelerometer samples have arrived!
8/29 - 9/12 Research, Schedules, Budgets, and Initial Design for selected project, the Accelerometer based mouse
9/10 - 9/12 Creation of WBS and semester schedule
9/3 - 9/12 Infrared research, Firestick design research
9/10 Infrared design and IR parts ordering
9/13 Our infrared parts have arrived!
9/24 First Interim Report
9/24 - 9/26 Having problems finding an Adapter to convert the SMT (acceleromer chip) to a DIP package
10/1 Contacted Enplas and ordered a sample of their connector for our Accelerometer
10/3 Hurricane Break - Midterm Report delayed to 10/15/02, Interim Report II delayed to 10/10
10/7 Our Accelerometer carrier has arrived!
10/8 Debugging of IR Circuit (having problems testing and getting the circuit to work), design of filters for accelerometer circuit, Accelerometer circuit diagrams, web-site updates
10/10 -10/11 Preparation for Midterm Report
10/11 Budget Updated and Accelerometer circuit Breadboarding
10/15 Midterm report
10/17 Accelerometer undergoes first battery of tests
10/22 Guest Lecturer (no class today)
10/24 Debugging Accelerometer circuit; examining alternative wireless medium
10/29 Interim Report III; researching Bluetooth standard for RF
10/31 Further research on RF transmitting/receiving
Preliminary Proposals
Proposal 1 - Accelerometer Mouse
Proposal 2 - Cellular Phone Finder
Selected Project:
Accelerometer Mouse- Objectives, Specifications, Diagrams, Preliminary Cost Analysis, and Preliminary Schedule.
Description:
Accelerometer-based, wireless mouse
Objectives and Approach:
The main objective of this project is to explore an alternative design for the measurement of movement of a mouse or joystick. The control of this design will utilize accelerometers with both digital and analog output to determine motion. Infrared technology will be used to implement the wireless communication. Since the standard mouse and optical mouse both rely on...
