Daft Punk Bluetooth Helmet

For my final project, I decided to make a bluetooth controlled daft punk helmet. I've always been a big fan of daft punk, and was upset when they split up. This helmet was a lot of fun to make, and took a lot of time, however I can definitely say that it was worth it. It contains a battery pack so that it is portable and can be truly be taken anywhere you please! I hope you enjoy, or are inspired to make something even better!

- 3D Printer

- 1x black grid plastic foil - 1x clear flexible acrylic foil - 1x CPB bord - 3x LED strips - Chord connectors - Sodering iron - 1x Battery back

3D printing was the most time consuming aspect of the project. I printed the helmet in 3 different parts, which took 12, 13, and 17 hours respectively. If you are going to pursue a project like this, make sure to make the time to plan ahead and print the parts necessary (if you are not using your own printer).

The next part was fitting the pieces of the helmet together. Makes sure to only black the bottom 2 parts together first, and wait until after you make the visor to put on the top. If you don't, you can have a lot of difficulties making sure the visor is the perfect dimensions for the helmet. For a more secure assembly, make sure to use a strong enough glue that will dry quickly and fit the pieces snug and tightly. You don't want your helmet falling apart!

The next step is all the tech-y stuff. Connect your CBP with your LED strips and start building your code! This is the fun part, you can truly make the lights go anyway that you want. For my project, I made 4 different patterns using an arduino library for the animations. This is is what then is controlled by the bluefruit app to make the magic happen! Once you have your animations the way you want them to be, cut/organize your LED strips in a matrix-like form, and solder the ends together. Ground - grounds, power - power, and signal - signal. This part is tedious, but it will make your project look at lot more slick on the inside. It also gives you the liberty to use as many/little LEDs as you want. Get creative!

We are almost done! The last part is putting it all inside the helmet. Make sure to attach a battery pack once your code is finished so that it will run when it's switched on. Organize your hardware neatly inside so that you are able to smoothly put it on and take it off! Once you CPB is on and running, you will be able to connect to the bluefruit app and start dancing around. I had so much fun with this!