B.O.O.T.A.Y.

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Wiring Diagram
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3D Model
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Inspiration

Mainly all of our inspiration comes from the fact that during the pirate era which ranged from the 1650s to the 1730s (rmg.co.uk), pirates would plunder and rob others for so much money. However, they would be careless and put all their treasure in a chest that would have one lock on it which could easily be broken with the help of a rock. We wanted to improve on that box design and make it not only more reliable, but much more secure to help pirates keep à better grip on their “earnings“ and not let them be robbed by other thieves.

Our Vision

The B.O.O.T.A.Y. aims to help secure the money and valubles stolen by pirates, allowing the pirates to be at ease about the thought of their treasure being plundered. B.O.O.T.A.Y. features a two step unlocking process ensuring that everything placed inside is kept in the box. Essentially this is a modern treausure chest, it features similar wood and metal designs, yet contains an arduino, motors, LED's and more all allownig the B.O.O.T.A.Y. to function.

How it works

There is a set of six buttons that are attached to the Arduino which is the brain of the entire project. When the buttons are pressed, the Arduino reads the pin as high when 4 of the certain buttons are pressed, this checks off the first requirement for the box to open. That step closer to opening the box is indicated to the user by the shining of the green LED. Then, 1 more button is pressed by a key, however, the key has restricted entry and can only enter certain slots in a certain order. This is essentially the pirates’ peg being entered into the box as an entry key. Once the key have been pressed, the second green LED will shine to indicate that they have checked off the next requirement to open the box.

Then the servo motors will be turned on which will unlock the box via a pole attached to the servo, then the box will remain open until the sixth button is pressed. Once the sixth button is pressed, the operation will reverse, the servo motor will lock the box . And all the LEDs will turn off and all the locks will reset.

Challenges in Creation

Time management was an issue that we nearly did not overcome, so many hardware and software issues came up that we had to restart the project all over before we submitted it.
Overcomplication was a big issue, we set out some unrealistic targets and goals leading us to simplify our design during the building process.

Our Accomplishments

We were able to create a working prototype of the chest and the locking mechanisms.
We were able to problem solve and work through the errors in our software and hardware
We worked as a collective group ultimately reaching our goal and submitting a complete product.

What we Learned

We learned the importance of time management in the development of any project as working with hardware and software to create systems from scratch can cause a lot of issues and unnecessary stress.
We learned the importance of not rushing through important steps as it ultimately leads to us restarting

Tools used to Create

Fusion360

Arduino

DC Motor
Mini Servo
Push Buttons

TinkerCad

Devpost

Discord

iMovie

Everyone’s Role

Matthew Simpson (Disc. @Inferno#8410) - He was our electronics engineer. He created and coded a working prototype of the B.O.O.T.A.Y treasure box, along with helping to create the circuit designs on TinkerCAD.

Shahmeer Khan (Disc. @PotatoTheTomato#4133) - He was our main modeller and video creator. He modelled the renders of the treasure chest itself in the modelling software. He also played a major role in the creation of the 2-min video.

Ishpreet Nagi (Disc. @Bapple_Boi#5294) - He was our documentar and circuiter. He helped create the Devpost document, played a major role in the creation of the 2-min video, and helped design some of the circuits on TinkerCAD.

Aryam Sharma (Disc. @imaryamsharma#8716) - He helped create the code that is the brains of the circuit and helped in the production of the Devpost document, along with helping in the production of the 2-min video.