Status Report #2 Automatic Child Safety Gate: Corry Winslow Roger Battles Philip So Description: A telescoping gate with sensor technology through the interface of weight and IR sensors through a microcontroller

Overall Need Current Design: Many design flaws compromise safety  Overall user friendliness  No anti-climbing mechanism 3 Primary Milestones 1.Sensor Testing: Weight & IR 2.Gate Construction: Cutting 3.Microcontroller interfacing with sensors and gate hardware

Completed Tasks 2 ft. minimum range with IR sensors lb. load sensitivity for weight sensors Budget Created Ordered PIC18 Microcontroller and hardware Diagram of Design Created Majority of project funding

Ongoing Tasks Program Microcontroller & Troubleshooting Interface all software and hardware Choose motor specs. Final gate build

Upcoming Tasks Start interfacing sensors with microcontroller Cut hardware ▫Test mobility of all hardware components manually Cut hardware ▫Test mobility of all hardware components manually

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