Several weeks after starting the project, we constructed a small sword out of cardboard. This was a great step because it allowed us to experiment without having to build the real sword right away. It also helped us test all the movements that the captor could detect.
As you can understand, all of the codes have been made on arduino, we basicly used arduino to code all of the movements captors but also the bluetooth code.
As you can see in this image, this is the prototype we used to develop our project before moving on to the final sword. While it was a helpful first version, there were some issues:
- Connecting the Arduino board was quite difficult because the structure wasn’t very stable.
- Since it was made of cardboard, the structure was very fragile and could break easily at any moment.
- Cardboard may bend or lose its original shape, which can affect the accuracy of the calculations made by the Arduino board.
- It don't look like a real sword !!!
So we decided on the to construct the real sword ( you can see the shape on the files ) And look at this beauty :
We finaly got a real good sword that would work for the project and one week after this, the final project was done ( If you want to know how we made the project week by week, check the logs :) )
Hope you'll have fun by using our project !