User:Stanislav M. Potetinov

I am Stanislav Potetinov, a high school student at London South Collegiate Institute (LSCI, Ontario, Canada). I received awards in Mathematics and Science in 2021 and Honour Roll recognitions in 2023 and 2024.

My interests include robotics, automation, electromagnetism, CNC, 3D printing, and material creation. This can be supported by my knowledge in physics fields like electromagnetism, optics, kinematics as well as mathematics and basic chemistry topics.

The Tech Design course provided me with experience in operating woodworking machines such as the band saw, the mitre saw, the table saw, and CNC alongside with my software knowledge of AutoCAD and VCarve.

As a part of an Exploring Computer Technology course, I have been working with Arduinos on a daily basis to create a variety of electronic systems. From this work I obtained technical skills in coding with C++, building circuits, understanding electronic fundamentals, and learning the efficiency and reliability of components.

Applying my computerized operation skills, I carried out wooden plaque and barbeque scraper projects.

The wooden plaque project was done with the woodworking machines and the CNC machine.

A polished barbeque scrapper was created and crafted using a combination of the woodworking machinery tools, the CNC machine and software like AutoCAD and VCarve. A design of the form and the dimensions of the plaque was performed in AutoCAD. The generated AutoCAD file was imported into VCarve and transformed into a 3D model. To create my digital design on a wooden board, my sketch was loaded into the CNC machine. Cutting, sanding and polishing operations were done using the woodworking machines to make the barbeque scrapper functional and appealing to the eye.

The goal of this project was to make a car’s backup sensor that could calculate the distance by up to 1 meter. This was accomplished by using Arduino UNO, Arduino IDE, ultrasonic sensor, resistors, buzzer, LEDs, wires, and a breadboard. I created the code for the project using Arduino IDE. The operational code was based on the measuring of the distance to an object and on the measured distance between objects. Thus, according to the code, more LEDs would light up and the buzzer would sound louder when the object is closer. Testing confirmed that the built backup sensor for the car worked successfully.

The goal of this project was to create an automated setup to run the game without the involvement of a human's control. I created a setup that operated the endless dinosaur game using Arduino UNO, Arduino IDE, LDR sensors, servo motors, resistors, tape, wires, and a breadboard. This process included putting together physical components and coding in Arduino IDE. The code worked using the LDR sensor, taped to the screen, detecting a dark colour (the cactus) and telling the servo motor to move a specific amount of degrees which would be to press the space bar. The servo motor would then go back to its original position when a lighter colour would appear (cactus has passed). Once the code and the physical component setup were complete, minor adjustments to the code were made for the servo motor to be more stable. The setup with the created code was able to run the game automatically.