Dragonball Z Scouter

Dragonball Z Scouter from Dragonball. The main gimmick of this project is to make it look like a screen is projected in front of you just like in Dragonball. This concept is similar to how the Google Glass works. This project requires basic soldering skills and a 3d printer.

YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/LifUaPfGkwo

• Arduino Nano
• 3.7v LiPo (400MAh)
• Lipo Charger & Boost Converter (any is good as long as you can charge LiPo and supply 5v to Arduino Nano)
• Silde Switch
• Tactile Switch X 2
• OLED Display 0.96" I2C 128x64 SSD1306
• Small Mirror
• Acrylic sheet
• Fresnel Lens (Credit Card Size)
• Grey Acrylic Paint
• Paintbrush
• Assortment of screws
• Superglue
• thin metal headband
• lego hinge (2-parts)
• glass cutter

First, install the needed libraries for the SSD1306 screen before uploading the code. To control the OLED display you need the adafruit_SSD1306.h and the adafruit_GFX.h libraries. You need to open your Arduino IDE and go to Sketch > Include Library > Manage Libraries. Then, type in "Adafruit SSD1306" and install the latest library. Next, type in "Adafruit GFX Library" and install the latest library.

Then download and upload the "DBZscouter.ino" to your Arduino Nano.

Wire up the electronics components according to the diagram. I would suggest wiring all of the parts on a breadboard and connecting the battery last and then when it works on the breadboard, finalize it by soldering the connections.

3D print all the parts. The files are in the Thangs link. https://thangs.com/hughphan/DragonBall-Z-Scouter-33276

Some recommendation that I would make:

• Print in white filament as the DBZ scouter is mostly white
• Print in a lower infill as the lighter the Scouter, the easier it is to wear

You can add hotglue if needed to hold the parts in (I recommend using hot glue for the holding in the Arduino nano in its port as well as the lipo charger)

1. connect the screen using small screws to the inside of the main body
2. connect the slide switch using small screws to the main body
3. Insert the arduino nano's port into its designated cut out
4. Insert the lipo charger's port into its deignated cut out
5. Connect the "longbody.stl" to the "mainbody.stl" similar to the photo (make sure that the place where the buttons go, line up with the holes in the mainbody)

Paint "frontbody.stl"(make sure you only paint the inside part for the front body) and the "earbody.stl" and "buttonboard.stl" grey.

Mount and wire the buttons to the Arduino Nano pins D8 and D2 (for more info, refer to the wiring diagram). There will be a hole to thread the wires from the tactile switches into the inside of the mainbody which is where the Arduino Nano will reside. After the buttons are in place, superglue the (now painted) "buttonboard.stl" on top of the wires. Wire up all of the electronics (again for more info, refer to the wiring diagram).

Now you want to close up the part where all of the electronics are. Glue the thin metal headband in the cut-out as you close up the back using 4 medium screws. Then, glue the front piece on.

This is optional but recommended if you feel as if the scouter does not stay on your head as well as you would like. You need glasses for this step. Do not fret if you do have not have glasses. You can wear sunglasses or lensless glasses.

To add the clip, glue the clip on the inside of the body. You can clip it to your glasses as you wear them for extra stability.

1. Cut the mirror (4cm x 2cm)
2. Cut the fresnel lens (2.8cm x 2cm)
3. Cut the acrylic (4.5cm x 3cm)
4. Glue the mirror in the scouter
5. Glue the fresnel lens on the scouter
6. Glue the 1 piece on the lego hinge on the scouter
7. Glue 1 piece of the lego hinge on the piece of acrylic