Schlagwort: Saturn V

  • A fully-animated, Arduino-powered launchpad for the LEGO Saturn V model rocket

    A fully-animated, Arduino-powered launchpad for the LEGO Saturn V model rocket

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    A fully-animated, Arduino-powered launchpad for the LEGO Saturn V model rocket

    Arduino Team — December 16th, 2020

    Approximately 18 months ago, Mark Howe embarked on a journey to build an animatronic launchpad and gantry for a LEGO Saturn V model rocket. After approximately 1,000 hours of CAD work, hundreds of hours of 3D printing, and a major redesign, he’s created a truly impressive setup that resembles one of NASA’s.

    Howe’s rocket and structure stand several feet tall, with a crane, sway bar, crew walkway, gantry arms, and service arms that move out of the way using servos. Everything is controlled by Arduino Uno, along with an MP3 shield to play the Apollo 11 countdown audio.

    Once ready for liftoff, the rocket rises via a trio of stepper motor-driven linear actuators, simulating the real thing with a fiery plume of NeoPixels underneath.

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7emW9_gui4?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281]

    More details on this dynamic diorama can be found on Howe’s project page.

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  • Watch your houseplant’s growth really take off in this Saturn V planter

    Watch your houseplant’s growth really take off in this Saturn V planter

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    Watch your houseplant’s growth really take off in this Saturn V planter

    Arduino Team — September 29th, 2020

    As first reported by Technabob, almost two years after he made a rather stunning Saturn V lamp, SimonRob decided to create something a bit different in the form of his Saturn V planter.

    The device is based on the lower section portion of a 3D-printable rocket model, which is modified and sealed to hold dirt and water. A succulent now pops out where the rest of the rocket should be, and when combined with a 30mm thick wood plank, gives it a very unique and polished look.

    A switch on the front lights up the printed flame assemblies emanating from the engines, using a trio of SMD LEDs on each exhaust. These LEDs are controlled by an Arduino Nano nestled inside the wooden base to produce random lighting effects when an activation button is pressed.

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg0TcEaZRzw?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281]

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