Engineering Projects/ComboLockPick
Problem Statement (Finish description) edit
Mechanism attached to a computer that can open a Masterlock combination lock.
Conceive edit
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Design edit
- The algorithm or steps to figuring out the combination of a Masterlock manually are well known.
- Videos exist on how to do this.
- The goal is to automate this process.
- This design section here focuses on the mechanical subsystems and electrical components:
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Implement edit
This section focuses on the software.
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Operate edit
Operation manual, troubleshooting manual would go here.
Demo edit
Next Steps edit
- Spin Off Project: Design knob grabber in openSCAD and then print on makerbot so can grab any serrated knob in the future
- Mount new stepper motor
- Redo gears so that stepper motor has really small one on it's shaft and really big one on the knob shaft
- Work on code that tests solenoid, switch and stepper motor, then start doing some reliability testing
- Find the combination of a lock by hand using one of the internet video's
- Write receiving processing sketch running on computer and sending arduino sketch that communicate through a USB cable