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Time-Lapse Assistant

A compact motorized platform that turns rotation amount, duration, and direction into a controllable time-lapse movement.

Context
Mechatronics · Spring 2023
Build
Concept to working prototype in two weeks
Interaction and motion demonstration of the Time-Lapse Assistant.Download video

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Additional technical details and development studies.

Technical architecture

The motor directly drives the vertical shaft; the controls set rotation amount, duration, and direction.

The motor directly drives the vertical shaft; the controls set rotation amount, duration, and direction.
The motor directly drives the vertical shaft; the controls set rotation amount, duration, and direction.View full-size image in a new tab

THE TAKEAWAY

A focused build that connects a physical mechanism to an understandable control sequence.