EV3 Cereal Dispenser with integrated weight scale

[andreasbaumgart]

Last year i created a EV3 Cereal Dispenser (EV3CD). It is breakfast fun for the entire family. The EV3CD includes storage for the cereal, a filling device, and a scale. Each family member is identified by the EV3CD with a colored LEGO brick. Each family member’s serving size in grams is stored in the program. If a family member wants cereal, s/he logs in at the EV3CD and the portioning process begins: the cereal is filled into a small bowl and continuously weighed by the integrated scale. Once the stored weight is reached, the filling process stops. The scale includes a gyro sensor to calculate the weight. The scale’s range measures from 0 to 40 grams.

Enjoy the video :-)

Andreas

 

 

 

Edited February 16, 2017 by andreasbaumgart

[kolbjha]

Hehe, nice idea  How do you derive the weight using the gyro sensor?