Project Info (for I'm All Ears)
Grade Category: 7-9 (I'm in Gr.7)
Team Size: 1 (Just me)
Subject Area: Engineering/Computer Science
Project Type: Experimental
Language: English, VB6 programming language
School: EBUS Academy (distributed learning)
Project Summary: I built a device that can convert sound to vibration, using microphones and motors. The device can be worn on a hand, allowing the user to "feel" sound, and determine the direction that it originated from. I hope that this will help deaf people or people with difficulty determining the direction of sound to be safe in traffic and other situations.
Software Used: Visual Basic 6.0, Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Audacity, Macromedia Flash 4, Microsoft Office 2003, MS Paint (Vista) Hardware Tools used: DataQ DI-148U A2D converter, Canon PowerShot A590, DM 2900 Multimeter, Assorted Electronical components.
Source of the Idea for the project: Me. This idea was my own. I guess that you could say that the project was influenced by Valentino Braitenberg's Vehicles: An Experiment in Synthetic Psychology and Norman Doidge's The Brain that Changes Itself.
Special Skills: Programming with Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6), electronic expertise, Dreamweaver CS3, Flash 4, some algebra & other math,
Awards for this project: None; this project has not been submitted to other fairs.
Previous Projects in VSF: Street Sponges (Awards Won: Transport Canada 2008 award, Summa Cum Laude)