If you’re a fan of alien franchises, you should check out this motion tracker project created by Billy O’Sullivan on maker channel ShedTech.With Raspberry pieThe theme is to look like technology that came directly from the alien world, and sensors are used to detect movement. This works. Motion tracking device (Opens in a new tab)..
The motion tracker has two modes that you can enable back and forth with the push of a button. The first mode acts as a demo that simulates motion detection while displaying an animation on the LCD screen. The second mode accepts input from the motion sensor and displays the approximate position on the screen. The system also features a sound output created by a 3V buzzer that can be turned on and off.
This is one of several projects that O’Sullivan previously shared, including one that I had the opportunity to cover just a few months ago. One of his recent projects using Pi ArmatronA wearable gadget built around our favorite SBC.
His work includes 3D printing of custom shells, and this project is no exception. This motion detector case is, in our opinion, a beautiful design, 3D printing (Opens in a new tab) There is enough space inside to install the required hardware. It works with a 40-pin Raspberry Pi model and requires three HC-SR04 ultrasound sensors, a buzzer module, two buttons, and a 100Hz square LCD screen. The unit will be recharged using a USB charger.
The software for this project was also created by O’Sullivan using the popular programming language Python3 along with the Pygame library. The code is open source and is available at the following URL: GitHub (Opens in a new tab) For those who want to download and check.
If you want to recreate this Raspberry Pi project, check out the original video above. YouTube (Opens in a new tab) Check the actual operation and check the description for the details of the additional build. If this project is in your alley, follow Shed Tech to find cooler pieces and future microelectronics projects.
