cat_in_a_box

Simulating a cat in a box for a white elephant gift exchange.

What I need to build

Ultimately this shoud do it's best to simulate a cat stuck in a box. The arduino should detect being picked up, tipped, shaken, etc and respond accordingly.

• It should have a variety of cat noises that are randomly produced as it sits on a table.
• It needs to run in very low power as it'll have to run off a battery, so 5V might be the max that it can use
• If possible, a motor should be used to create physical noises as though the cat is moving, scratching, etc.
• Use a speaker and mp3 converter to produce noise
• it'll probably need to accept an SD card with cat noises
• Accelerometer or tip sensor to detect movement?
• Needs to physically hold up to scrutiny, meaning it needs to be constructed in a way that can handle being shaken

Start by detecting movement and responding accordingly

• Detect movement
• Detect VIOLENT movement
• output text differentiating the two
• What options do I have?
  • DO I have an acceleramoter?
  • Learn the tilt ball switch

reaction: safe state = (< minor shake & flat) - a little random movement and very rare and random meowing being an ass = (< minor shake & !flat) | minor shake - some movement and repeated meowing until it's badk to a safe state minor shake = (> 1.4 on threshold scale) - a less random movement and less rare and random meowing mild shake = (> 2.0 on threshold scale) - repeated minor panic and hissing violent shake = (> 2.5 on threshold scale) - repeated hissing, panic, screaming until it's badk to a safe state

baseline -0.001 0.003 0.000 0.006 0.000 0.258 Flat

-0.011 0.009 0.000 0.022 0.000 1.025 Flat

x -0.022 0.000 y -0.989 0.000 z -0.047 0.000

mild movement -0.147 0.167 -0.169 0.144 -0.161 0.509 Flat

-0.804 0.563 -0.316 0.425 0.000 1.999 Flat

x -0.452 0.460 y -1.786 0.000 z -0.630 0.518

violent movement x -2.000 1.689 y -2.000 1.625 z -1.380 1.267

Averages:

baseline 0.01

walking 0.4

mild shake 0.56

violent shake 0.8