Status Report #2Automatic Child Safety Gate:Corry WinslowRoger BattlesPhilip So

Description: A telescoping gate with sensor technology through the interface of weight and IR sensors through a microcontroller

2AS= Auto-Safe Solutions

Overall Need

•Current Design: Many design flaws compromise safety

Overall user friendliness No anti-climbing mechanism

•3 Primary Milestones1. Sensor Testing: Weight & IR2. Gate Construction: Cutting3. Microcontroller interfacing with sensors

and gate hardware

Completed Tasks

•2 ft. minimum range with IR sensors•20-25 lb. load sensitivity for weight

sensors•Budget Created•Ordered PIC18 Microcontroller and

hardware•Diagram of Design Created•Majority of project funding

Ongoing Tasks

•Program Microcontroller & Troubleshooting

•Interface all software and hardware•Choose motor specs.•Final gate build

Upcoming Tasks

•Start interfacing sensors with microcontroller

•Cut hardware▫Test mobility of all hardware components

manually

•Cut hardware▫Test mobility of all hardware components

manually

Current Schedule