Solar power ferris wheel
Concept sketch: mechanism
Solar cell
Motor and gearbox
Solar Ferris Wheel
Exhibtion in Figment Art Show (New York, 2009)Overview
[Solar Ferris Wheel] is a solar powered interactive installation. With enough sunlight, the small plants and pots on it start rotating.
The concept behind, is to the idea of responsibility: take care of the plants, give them enough sunlight, and it responds with rotation and fun!
Interaction
• User put the installatin under fair sunlight for 10 minutes to charge the rechargable batteries.
• When it charges the battery to full (3 seconds under direct sunlight), [Solar Ferris Wheel] starts rotating.
• When it charges the battery to full (3 seconds under direct sunlight), [Solar Ferris Wheel] starts rotating.








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