Dec 14, 2009 2
Control surface for Google Maps
By Mr. V & Miriam Lerkenfeld
The aim is to make a more fun and physical experience linked to google street view, where the user through movement controls the direction and view of the web service. Furthermore we wanted to stir away from the traditional keys and make a dynamic and fun way to see new parts of the world: Tokyo, Los Angeles, Paris, you decide where to go!
After few different concept ideas, we created an interactive controller for Google Maps. It consists of an Arduino board, an old keyboard, two kinds of sensors; accelerometer sensor – measures tilt and motion, ultrasonic sensors -measures distance and eight switches. Basically, the programme reads the values from the sensors and these control the keyboards’ pre-defined keys. The accelerometer control the camera’s pan and tilt keys(w,a,s,d), whereas, two different sensors (Ping))) ultrasonic sensor) control the horizontal movement in the the street (arrow keys).
Keyboard and sketches
Distance measurement controlling forward, back, left and right
Setup: circuit between arduino and keyboard with the switches
Schematic Drawing of Google Maps project
