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May 24, 2008
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Through FSRs and a DC motor, I made a simple structure of automatic toilet paper hanger. It seems to be useful for disabled peoples or children.
A roll of toilet paper, a sponge-cylinder, a DC motor, FSRs, Arduino board, Bread board, wires, diodes
int potPin = 0; // select the input pin for FSRs
int motorPin = 9; // select the pin for the Motor
int val = 0; // variable to store the value coming from the sensor
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
val = analogRead(potPin); // read the value from the sensor, between 0 - 1024
Serial.println(val);
analogWrite(motorPin, val/4); // analogWrite can be between 0-255
}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqVG0eCnWe8
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| Toilet paper hanger.JPG | 252.48 KB |
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Comments from TAs
Good work. I'd never thought of the need for an automated toilet paper dispenser, but it does actually make sense! Thanks also for posting the video, as it's cool to see your project in action. I wonder if, in order to be most useful to disabled people or children, you'd need to include an automated toilet paper cutter? Could you design an easier way to tear the toilet paper? I bet it could be done without technology but just with a smartly designed dispenser.