Long Distance High-Five Machine Abstract - Ichikawa & Lim

Long Distance High-Five Machine Abstract and Functional Diagram

After getting some great feedback from our class presentation, Catherine and I rushed forward with our long distance high-five (LDH5) machine concept. We put together an abstract and functional diagram of how we imagined our LDH5 would work. This is just a preliminary idea. We will be extremely excited if all of this comes together smoothly.

What if we could create a machine that would facilitate a long distance high five?

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Local High Five

The local high five is a celebratory hand gesture that occurs when two people simultaneously raise one hand each, about head-high, and push, slide, or slap the flat of their palm against the flat palm of the other person.

Long Distance High Five

What happens when someone wants to connect and celebrate with a friend or loved one but they are not in the same location? Messages over mobile devices, whether text or emoticon lack the physical connection needed to fully appreciate the celebration. This nagging problem was the starting point for graduate students, Catherine Lim and Scott Ichikawa’s awe inspiring long distance high five machine.

Long Distance High Five

What if we could create a machine that would facilitate a long distance high five? The idea seemed

simple enough... only time will tell how successful Scott and Catherine will be.

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Input

Sensor that can detect a “real” hand, its presence,

and motion towards the fake hand:

PIR sensor not great

Photosensor

Sensor that contact has been made

a button?

Output

Visual Alert that a H5 has been received

LED lights

Sound?

Motion of a hand swinging forward to

give a high five

Servo motor?

Potential Parts

Speaker / Cheap Speaker

Lights / LED Matrix

High Five Hand / Servo Motor / Fake Hand / Armature / Base

Motion Sensor / PIR Sensor?

Arduino / A/C Outlet / Wall Wart 6v 2A?

Transmission / Wireless / wired

We want to explore the idea of an arduino-controlled plant environment that would help the home owner with the maintenance of indoor plants, but this idea could also work for learning about growing plants. 

The owner could either fully automate the watering and lighting of his/her plants or s/he could engage in learning the watering and lighting cycles of some delicate plants to later be able to take care of a plant.

We thought that an automated  to irrigate and light plants indoors could work in cities like Seattle where a long part of the year is cold and cloudy and people grow starters indoors for their gardens in the summer.

We finally thought about focusing the concept on keeping records of water consumption and how that compares to different plants and owners and regions. 

Chip and Daniel