Arduino Leonardo Game Controller for Quadriplegics

I was tasked with creating an adaptive game controller for quadra, tetra, and paraplegic people. In this class, we started by learning how electrical circuits worked and what we can do with them. We then learned to make our own and made simple L.E.D circuits. after that we learned how that contributes to the Makey Makey that we messed around with and made simple controllers. After that, we programmed our own Arduino and made our own perf board. We continued by starting making a controller that could be used without the movement of arms legs and other limbs. HERE is a video showing my prototype.

Supplies

LIST OF MATERIALS:

• Foamboard - any building material
• Cardboard - any building material
• Aligator clips - any brand
• Tin Foil - any brand
• Duct Tape - any brand
• Hot Glue - any brand
• Velcro - any brand
• MAKEY MAKEY - easier
• 1 mega om resistors - any brand
• Arduino wires - any brand

IF NOT USING MAKEY MAKEY:

• Arduino Leonardo - any brand
• Perfboard - any brand
• Soldering kit - any brand

TOOLS:

• Exacto Knife
• Scissors

Step 1: PERFBOARD AND ARDUINO

*FOR WITH MAKEKY MAKEY -> SKIP TO STEP 2*

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. first, get your Arduino and download the Arduino app
2. upload the code linked below to it
3. get your perf board, 3 resistors, 5 Arduino wires, 4 alligator clips, and some solder.
4. remake the perf board you see above
5. the black wire is power, white is the ground, and green, yellow, and red are the different inputs.
6. you then want to plug in the black wire to the port on the Arduino labeled 5V
7. plug in the white wire to the port labeled GRN
8. then put the green, yellow, and red wires in the ports labeled A0, A1, A2, A3
9. after you do that you can now touch the A0 - A3 pins to the ground to complete a circuit, when plugged into the computer
10. once that is good and working you can make some sort of container or box to hold your circuit neatly as shown above

Step 2: Making the Spine of the Controller

THE SPINE:

1. start by layering a bunch of foam board till you have made a nice ridged spine
2. glue or tape together to make a sturdy hold
3. once that is done let dry

Step 3: Making the HeadRest

THE HEADREST:

1. start by cutting out a piece of foam board and bending it *as shown above*
2. once that is done you can cut a thin u shaped piece of foam board to act as a brace
3. then make 3 tin foil plates and attach them to 3 tin foil plates to make the 3 different buttons

Step 4: Making the HeadBand

THE HEADBAND:

1. cut out a 1 - 2 inch wide strip of foam board and bend it to the shape of the users head
2. once done cover/surround it in tin foil and make sure it still fits the users head

Step 5: The Chair Band

THE CHAIR BAND:

1. now that you have finished the main product, cut out a piece of foam board that can be wrapped around your chair of choice
2. once fit, cut it in half and tape to each side of the spine *as shown above*
3. attach some velcro to each end of the foam board so it can be removed easily

Step 6: The Final Touches

THE FINAL TOUCHES:

1. now that you are done with everything, connect your three colored wires to the three tin foil plates
2. connect your ground wire to the headband
3. plug the micro usb c into your computer and play away.