The Bow
During semester 2 of 2021 we were tasked with creating a product that incorporated Arduino, electronic components and required coding to function.
For this project I cam up with The Bow, a toothbrush that would capture the movements of brushing your teeth and turn it into beautiful music. The brush would also time your brushing, with the song turning into clapping once you have finished your tooth brushing performance!
The tangible product was created using 3D printed PLA, and off-the-shelf components. The presentation board was created using Adobe Illustrator. The code was created and compiled using Arduino.
The model of The Bow used to show its physical appearance.
The functional model of The Bow used to show its how it functions.
The presentation board
Components & Coding
The Bow is comprised of two parts, the base and the brush. Coding and components for each part was created to function separately.
The base was comprised of an input (dial) and two outputs (LED & buzzer). The intention was the base would select different songs for brushing, and each track when selected was represented by a different colour light and sound.
The brush was comprised of an input (accelerometer) and an output (buzzer). The intention was that that brushing would play the selected song, with each brush movement playing part of the selected song with each brush movement. When brushing has reached 2:00 minutes, the song would stop and clapping would start to let the user know when they have brushed enough.
Each part, the base and the brush, required separate coding to function.
