Not for playing tennis! This is a "smart" replacement for the classic tennis-ball-hanging-from-the-garage-ceiling-so-…
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updated February 12, 2022

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Not for playing tennis!

This is a "smart" replacement for the classic tennis-ball-hanging-from-the-garage-ceiling-so-you-know-when-to-stop trick.

Embedded inside is an MPU-6050 accelerometer/gyro and 8 LEDs with current limiters. These are connected through the cable to an arduino pro mini which runs a sketch based on Jarzebski's libraries.

When the car's windshield disturbs the tennis ball, the lights flash, letting you know the car is far enough in for the door to be closed. Positioning of the tennis ball is crucial.

The arduino will do other things, like monitor the state of the garage door, and relay the various events to the home automation system I'm working on.

I printed the bottom at an angle, with supports, so that the little tabs come out ok. Was moderately successul (see screen shot).

I hot-glued some weights in the bottom to help it hang properly.

https://playground.arduino.cc/Main/MPU-6050 https://github.com/jarzebski/Arduino-MPU6050

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Prusa

Printer:

Prusa Clone

Rafts:

No

Supports:

Yes

Resolution:

0.2

Infill:

doesn't matter

Notes:

See description. Supports were used for the bottom.

Category: Automotive

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The author marked this model as their own original creation. Imported from Thingiverse.

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