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SHELLHACKS / ELECTROMECHANICAL BUILD / 2024

MorseBot enclosure & electronics

A physical Morse-code interface combining an enclosure, battery-door mechanism, custom PCB, and Arduino decoding.

MY CONTRIBUTION

Mechanical enclosure, PCB design, and Arduino integration in a hackathon project.

ENGINEERING FOCUS

SolidWorks · KiCad · Arduino / C++ · Prototyping

KEY OUTCOME

Fabricated and assembled functional demonstrator.

01 / PROJECT

Morse-code input & display

MorseBot was a ShellHacks 2024 submission combining mechanical packaging, a custom PCB, and Arduino software. Press duration is interpreted as dots and dashes, then decoded into letters for the display.

My portfolio contribution spans SolidWorks enclosure design, KiCad board design, and Arduino integration.

Exploded enclosure and electronics assembly.
02 / MECHANICAL DETAIL

Battery-door mechanism

The battery door pivots on a metal rod. A flexible feature deflects during closing, and a tab retains the door in its closed position. The annotated CAD and physical prototype show how the intended mechanism translated into a fabricated part.

Open battery door with a metal hinge rod and flexible closing feature.
Closed door retained by the tab.
Physical prototype during closing.
Physical prototype with the door closed.
03 / BUILD & DEMONSTRATION

PCB & enclosure integration

The project record includes the KiCad layout, fabricated PCB, and assembled enclosure. Arduino C++ code maps dot/dash sequences to letters and drives the display.

KiCad PCB layout.
Fabricated PCB.
Assembled MorseBot prototype.
Original project walkthrough: enclosure, electronics, and working demonstration.
04 / RESULT

Assembled prototype

The result is a working demonstrator of mechanical, electrical, and software integration. The project is presented as a hackathon prototype; no production qualification or latch cycle-life result is claimed.

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