Daniel Bayliss
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02 / Mechatronics / product build

Automated Window Blinds.

ESP8266-based automated blinds that operate around sunrise and sunset, with CAD-designed, 3D-printed mechanical components.

Project type
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My role
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Tools
CAD · FDM printing · ESP8266
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Overview

An automated blind system combining printed mechanical parts and hardware repurposed from an old 3D printer. The project involved collaboration with a software engineer. [ADD CONTEXT, CURRENT STATUS AND THE INSTALLED SETUP.]

Problem / objective

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Design requirements

  • Operate around sunrise and sunset.
  • Integrate CAD-designed, 3D-printed mechanical components.
  • Reuse appropriate hardware from an old 3D printer.
  • [ADD TORQUE, TRAVEL, MOUNTING, NOISE, SAFETY AND POWER CONSTRAINTS WHERE KNOWN.]

Design development

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Prototyping / manufacturing

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Testing & iteration

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Final design / result

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My contribution

This was a team project with a software engineer. [STATE EXACTLY WHICH CAD, MECHANICAL, FABRICATION, ELECTRONICS AND SOFTWARE TASKS YOU OWNED; CREDIT THE COLLABORATOR’S WORK.]

Tools & skills

  • CAD
  • FDM 3D printing
  • ESP8266
  • Mechanical assembly