Moving forward
with our mood-detector-thing, we created a list of potential sensors and
actuators needed to make it work, along with some flows to better help us
understand our concept.
As far as inputs
for detecting mood go, we believe temperature, moisture, pressure, heart rate,
phone battery, and tone of voice could all be used to measure levels of
excitement in a human being, with the logic that inputs would be positively
related with outputs.
Mood could be
outputted through LED lights that adjust color, intensity, and patterns,
vibrations, pitch changes, and firmness changes in a device.
Potential
sensors needed to detect these kinds of inputs include: thermistors, moisture
sensors, pressure sensors, heart rate sensors, Bluetooth, and microphones. On
the other side of things, potential actuators include: LED lights, vibrators,
speakers, or materials used in high-end mattresses (for changes in firmness)
After ideating
and doing some concept testing, Peter and I decided to proceed forward with
this project by making a mood-lamp. For this, we would create an acrylic lamp
that receives input from some type of sensor, and outputs the user's *mood*
through LED lights.
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