Animated Lamp Figure
-Project Timeline: December 2019-February 2020
-Designed in Solidworks
-Custom cosmetic and mechanical design was done by Dominick Civitano
-Main control system: Pololu Servo controller
-Main structure material: Entirely 3D printed using Zyltech PLA
I started by creating a rough skeleton of what I wanted the figure to look like. I designed this in SolidWorks and this CAD mockup took me about 2 days. I also used my personal 3D printer to prototype most of the structure (minus the head and bulb) to make sure I would be able to manipulate it how I wanted using hobby servos.
Once I added the servos into the CAD design I used the Pololu Maestro control center to control the servos and animate a sequence. I was able to play this sequence in a loop.
This video is of my presentation of my lamp prototype at the SITE (Students in Themed Entertainment) conference at the Ohio State University in February 2020.
After 3 months of prototyping, I finished a working figure that I designed in SolidWorks using mostly 3D printed parts. I was able to finish this project with the help of the 3D printers at the Bechtel Innovation Center at Purdue University.