Inspiration
We wanted a personal heating device, to warm us up on the go similar to an electric blanket. Our Heat Sense can replace disposable one-use hand warmers.
How it works
The Intel Edison board uses a temperature sensor, to detect the current temperature on a person's skin. A potentiometer controls the electric output to the heating pad. An LCD screen displays the message notifying the user of their current temperature and the potentiometer-controlled power output as a percentage.
Challenges I ran into
Determining how to control the power voltage. The hardware we arrived with turned out to not be compatible with one another, the items we were loaned from Intel worked out much more seamlessly.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
That it finally worked!
What I learned
The Intel Edison is an extremely useful and powerful board!
What's next for Heat Sense
Bigger battery, more compact, higher heat.
Built With
- arduino
- grove
- grove-lcd
- heat
- intel
- intel-edison
- lcd-screen
- potentiometer
- sbcc-ce-club
- sensors
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