Air Touch

Inspiration

We actually thought of our hack, randomly. We knew the hardware capabilities of the Arduino Leonardo and a Gesture Sensor, so we decided to create Air Touch. As the project continued we added more features and improved the project with accessories.

What it does

Air Touch is a computer enhancement device, it allows the user to interact with the computer.

How I built it

Currently Air Touch isn't built as a professional device, with aesthetically pleasing design. Rather we Air Touch built with breadboards, jumper wires, arduinos, and other electrical components.

Challenges we ran into

From the start of Air Touch, we've encountered many challenges. We originally planned a completely different hardware hack but were unable to submit our hardware request on time. After which we ended selecting generic hardware at the time the hardware lab opened. We ended up daisy chaining various Arduino, due to the lack of I2C, ports and the lack of multitasking. We also had various other coding issues, along the way.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Daisy chaining Arduinos together and learning how I2C and interpreter pins work.

What I learned

How to daisy chain Arduinos, how I2C and interpreter pins work. Techniques to better diagnose coding issues, especially with hardware hacks, as sometimes the issue isn't directly understood from the code.

What's next for Air Touch

Finalized Product. Maybe someday far into the future, we can create a computer that would function without a keyboard or mouse instead, using gestures, like .Jarvis.

Built With

• arduinos
• breadboards
• gesture-sensors
• lcd-display
• ultrasonic-sensors