The Story So Far

On discovering that bloging is a requirement of the project, I decided to write down all my achievements so far.

Pendulum Theory

I decided on using a black ribbon and an old pocketwatch to create my pendulum. The pendulum will be placed in the center of the atrium, and 'should' reach to the top of the third story.

I tested the pendulum in action, and discovered that it lost momentum very quickly. This is largely due to the wind resistance, but also the scale of the device makes it ungainly and hard to move. I have decided to motorise the motion to a point, to keep the pendulum swinging.

Electronics

I purchased a motor and a number of buttons that would be placed over the area. The remote controlled car transmitter was over my budget, so I am going to place wires over the space of the area. The motor works functionally, and I have wired it up to the arduino so I can give it as much of a power supply as I need to produce the forces needed to move the pendulum.