The Corral Capture 1000 Mousetrap

Megan Hardy - Darren Smith - Morgan Roberson

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MDM Inc.

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Live Mousetraps

Humane way to dispose of miceHelp prevent diseases being shared between

humans and miceEndangered mice are not killedOther methods of catching mice include:

- poisoning- glue traps- snap traps- electronic traps

Live Mousetraps

Many different designsSimple More Complicated

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Cons of Live Mousetraps

Mice have a strong homing instinct- have to be disposed of far away from the

house (at least a mile)Have to be checked more frequentlySizeCost if bought from a storeMaintenance

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Identity Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9Day 10

Gantt Chart Problem Statement

Design Decision Matrix Research Paper

Building FlowChart of coding

Coding

Power Point

Presentation

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Problem Statement

To design a live catch mouse trap subjected to the following requirements:

- humanely traps the live rodent- uses an electronic sensor to detect the

presence of a rodent- Uses an actuator to isolate the rodent- Indicates that a rodent has been trapped

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Wide Angle PIR Sensor

Small sizeBreadboard friendlyAdjustable sensitivity180 degree viewDetects up to 30 feet awayNight-time modeHigh/low signals

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PING Sensor

Precise, non-contact distance measurements

Ultrasound detection lets it work in any lighting condition

Pulse in/pulse out command

Easy to connect to breadboard

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X-Band Sensor

Easy to mount to breadboard

Adjustable sensitivityCan detect through

walls and windowsHigh/low signals

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Decision Matrix: Sensors

Sensors Criteria Weight Wide

Angle PIR Sensor

PING Sensor

X-Band Motion Detector

PIR Weighted

PING Weighted

X-Band Weighted

Ease of installation

20 6 9 6 1.2 1.8 1.2

Range 40 7 10 8 2.8 4.0 3.2 Background effecting performance

10 4 10 5 0.4 1.0 0.5

Size 10 10 9 5 1.0 0.9 0.5 Ease of programming

20 9 6 6 1.8 1.2 1.2

TOTAL 7.2 8.9 6.6

Drop Zone:

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The Jail:

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Tunnel:

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Criteria Weight Tunnel Drop Box

Automatic Doors

Tunnel Weighted

Drop Box Weighted

Automatic Doors Weighted

Time to create 20 9 8 8 1.8 1.6 1.6

Ability to capture

30 7 9 10 2.1 2.7 3.0

Keep the mouse captured

30 8 8 9 2.4 2.7 2.7

Capture multiple mice

20 10 10 10 2.0 2.0 2.0

TOTAL 8.3 9.0 9.3

Decision Matrix: Trap Designs

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Coding Fow Chart

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Coding Fow Chart

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Wire Diagram

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Features of The Corral Capture 1000

Removable drawer and mesh bottom for easy clean-up

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Reversible Top

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Design Features

Two doors and a bigger holding place to catch multiple mice

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Design Features

Hidden BOE, Battery Pack and Servos

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On/off switch

Able to open the top to dispose of mice easily

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Specifications Met

Electronic sensor

Servos that isolate mouse

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Specifications and Desires Met

LED lights to show how many mice are in the trap

- blink repeatedly after 5 mice have been caught

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The Corral Capture 1000

Hidden servos, BOE,

PING sensors and battery pack

On/off switch

Open and reversible

top

LED lights

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Just Three Easy Steps!

Set Up:Open the top and put cheese in

the areaPut attractant in the “hallway”

Turn switch to on

Wait to catch a mouse

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Easy to Let Go, Clean Up and Reset!

To let go simply lift the lid and let them goPull out the drawer, clean To reset, lift the top with the logo and press

the reset button (must be done after catching at most five mice)

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Challenges

Coding servos so they would allow the mice to have enough time to get through the doors

Time Gantt ChartFinding a way for the PING sensors to not

sense each other

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Testing

Pushed through the trap to see if they were sensed

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Resources

http://www.tomcatbrand.com/live_catch.htmlhttp://

apartments.about.com/od/pestcontrol/tp/mousetraptypes.htm

www.ourfixerupper.comhttp://

www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/house-mouse http://www.parallax.com/