Prototype Handicapped Controls
by Jim Falbo
September 07, 2007
Prototype #1
Prototype #2
GAVC would
like to thank Larry Randa from the Joliet Herald News for the $400
donation to this project. Also thanks to Scott Slocum from WJOL
1340 AM for making this happen. Students first made the game. Then,
controls were made using scrap. The control is four magnetic
switches triggered by a speaker magnet. When the magnet is placed
close to the switch, the switch activates telling the character on
the screen which way to go. A driving game foot pedal control was
rewired to allow the character to jump.
Lessons Learned: conduit bending, basic programming, input / output control,
S.P.S.T. switching, graphics control, interfacing, and wiring.
Related Subjects: The wiring is the same as wiring light
switches in a house. Conduit bending skills were used to create the
frame. The graphics
control is the same as industry standard man machine interface. The
programming is the same as Basic Language PLC programming, and the
input / output control is the same as PLC control.
Future Plans: Students will improve on the design and
hopefully make it something a handicapped person can use to play a
game.
