Electronics in Control!

We've created a successful trigger control system. We use an Arduino Leonardo as the microprocessor and use it to drive a Vernier Digital Conrol Unit.

The concept is that the code will monitor acceleration via an accelerometer mounted on our device. When the acceleration exceeds a threshold that the team selects, it will wait for a defined period and then turn on the motor. The motor will pull a string to release the trigger.

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Arrived!

Our work has arrive at NASA and is ready for us!

Shipped!

Our box has left the building. Its on its way to NASA to meet us there soon!

Putting the Pieces Together on Paper

It's time to get our proposal submitted! Our team has used the 'divide and conquer' approach to manage the writing process. There are several sections of the application that have needed to be developed. Some have worked on creating our social media presence. Others have created a plan to share our experience after the trip, if we're accepted, with our community. Another group worked on creating a lesson plan to use with students. A group developed sketches of our system and a technical description of how it will work. We intend to create code with an Arduino device - but we have yet to learn how to do that. Here are the documents as they are ready to go into NASA! Each school's administration has written a letter of support and we're ready to press SUBMIT!

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