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| Lucas - My name is Lucas Nelson. I am in grade 8 at East Central School in Prince Albert, SK. I love outdoor activities like driving quads, dirt bikes and snow machines. I play all sports but especially like football. My goal after high school is to become a chemical engineer. My science project is an automatic drawer that opens with motion sensor detection by swiping your foot in front of the drawer. It is meant to be a garbage can drawer. My science partner and I got this idea by watching the Ford commercials that show the back door of vehicles opening with the same technology. My mother's garbage can drawer is broken and opens on its own. We combined these two ideas and came up with the automatic drawer idea. We were successful in building this drawer and as far as further investigations, I think this technology could be applied to other aspects of the home to make every day living a bit easier. Advice for other students would be to look for a need either in society or in the home. Try to come up with an idea to fill or fix the need. | | Justin - My name is Justin Paul. I am in grade 8 at East Central School in Prince Albert, SK. I enjoy doing puzzles, especially solving the Rubik's Cube. I like playing catch with my brother with a football. My science project is an automatic drawer that opens with motion sensor detection by swiping your foot in front of the drawer. It is meant to be a garbage can drawer. My science partner and I got this idea by watching the Ford commercials that show the back door of vehicles opening with the same technology. My friend's mother's garbage can drawer is broken and opens on its own. We combined these two ideas and came up with the automatic drawer idea. We were successful in building this drawer and as far as further investigations, I think it could be used in other areas around the house. Advice I would give other students doing a project would be to research the topic thoroughly before you begin and include lots of data. |
| Lucas Nelson, Justin Paul
The Automatic Drawer
| Challenge: | Innovation | | Category: | Junior | | Region: | Prince Albert & Northeast Saskatchewan | | City: | Prince Albert, SK | | School: | East Central School | | Abstract: | This project idea was to develop an automatic drawer that would open by moving your foot. This would enable people to access their garbage without using their hands. A cabinet was designed that would simulate a garbage drawer. The design required a motion sensor and power supply with the required DC amperage to make it functional. We were successful in creating an operational cabinet. |
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