Automated Flag Raiser

Engineering Good

13 January 2023

Problem Statement: Mechanism to allow students with special needs to do flag raising

AWWA School has expressed that they would like more students to be able to do flag raising, to empower those students who are currently unable to do so and give them a sense of pride, especially those who are more cognitively aware but are trapped due to their physical condition.

Nature of Problems

Classroom and Schooling Activities

Functional Abilities

Education or Learning

Wheelchairs

User Groups

Youths

Children

Autism

Intellectual Disability

Other Development Delays

Muscular Dystrophy

Physical Disability

Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Visual Impairment

Cerebral Palsy

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Solution

The device provides an opportunity for children with motor disabilities to raise a flag via a remote button. A simple programing mode allows the operators to adjust the height of the pole and the length of the song for the device to automatically adjust the speeds and the end points. The device consists of an outer casing and also electrical components which are programmed to power a stepper motor. It features a motor driven pulley to pull the flag rope. The pulley rotation is monitored for speed control and to detect when the rope is stuck.

It features a motor driven pulley to pull the flag rope. The pulley rotation is monitored for speed control and to detect when the rope is stuck. The device is controlled by an Arduino. — Electrical circuit of the automated flag raiser

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Engineering Good