Project Noodle

I created this project in response to a prompt asking for an interactive piece of art designed to enhance a human sense. Rather than developing something to amplify a physical sense, I chose to explore and explain a sense that is already heightened—the brain itself.

My piece aims to offer insight into the complexity and power of human cognition with a motion sensing light.

This Arduino project uses a motion sensor and a LED to show the action of processing movement within the brain. When movement occurs, the LED lights up, creating a visual representation of movement detection in the frontal lobe of the brain.

1x Brain Jelly Mold

Exacto Knife

ALL FOUND IN ARDUINO KIT:

1x Arduino UNO

1x HC-SR501 Motion Sensor

3x Jumper Wires

1x Red LED

PROGRAMS USED:

Arduino IDE

Wiring Diagram for this project.

Connect the three jumpers to each of the pins on the HC-SR501 Motion Sensor.

Move the Repeat Trigger Selector (yellow jumper) so that it covers the L pin (which can be found labeled on the board).

Turn the Detection Range Adjuster (left orange piece) and the Time Delay Adjuster (right orange piece) fully Anit-Clockwise.

Connect the vcc jumper (the one accross from the Time Delay Adjuster) to the 5V on the Arduino Board.

Connect the Output jumper (the middle) to the 3 on the Arduino Board.

Connect the GND jumper (the one across from the Detection Range Adjuster) to a GND on the power side of the Arduino Board.

Lastly, place your led with the positive on the 13 and the negative on the GND.

Code is in the file below.

Cut a whole in the front of the brain so that the motion sensor can squeeze and fit into it.

glue a peace of cardboard into the brain so that the arduino board can sit into the brain comfortably, but still work efficiently.