Create a device that accurately determines the color of an object and move it to a group of similarly colored objects
Technical Details
Designed the machine in SolidWorks to digitally test the design
Prepared the model for most of the physical aspects of the machine to be laser cut from plywood
Developed an Arduino program to take input from the color sensor, determine what color the object is, and adjust the path of the object based on what it senses
Digital model of the machine's design.
The components of the machine.
The different bins the objects are being sorted into.
The machine in action.
Results and Outcomes
Learned that physical prototypes are critical to good design work, especially when items are being fed through a machine
Small orange, yellow, and brown colored objects were able to be correctly detected by the machine and directed to different containers holding other objects of the same color
