3D-LED Plotter [3D Plotting System]

Our product is a display unit which will enable users to create and manipulate images in true 3D. A cubic matrix of multi-coloured LEDs will be used as the set of 'data points'. The input to the device is a signal from a navigational keypad user interface to a single microcontroller, which will be pre-programmed to light the corresponding LEDs in the display matrix. This device will serve as a great educational toy in its own right, providing children with a tool that can potentially expand their creativity and imagination, inspire curiosity in math and logic, and assist with the development of spatial cognition. However, we aim primarily to provide a foundation in research for creating true 3D displays, and hope that this prototype will be the first module of a set, eventually including interfaces for various computer graphics and math programs. The modular nature of this project will enable us to add valuable functionality with each design cycle, while ensuring a finished product at the end of every one.