pinball machine

PINBALL MACHINE

Derek BartonEKU, Dept. of Computer

Science

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OUTLINE Motivation Introduction Problem Statement Proposed Solution Results Conclusion Future Work References and

Acknowledgements Personal Information

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MOTIVATION I have always

wanted a pinball machine.

I enjoy projects and building stuff.

I felt this would be challenging.

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INTRODUCTION The earliest pinball style game

was made around 1750 to 1770 The first real machine was

manufactured in 1871 (WIKI) They were very popular in the

1970’s. To date, Sterns is now the only

pinball manufacturer.

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PROBLEM STATEMENT Pinball machine are a dying

breed. There are few in existence for

public use and most are in need of maintenance (i.e. the Indiana Jones machine on campus.)

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PROPOSED SOLUTION To build my own full sized pinball

machine. The initial goal was to use a

microcontroller to run the mechanical parts.

I needed to build a box to full size (26’x52’).

I needed to order specific parts.

PROPOSED SOLUTION Software for this project was simple

Just a few lines of subroutines was enough to get the needed data out.

Circuit design was almost as simple. Playfield design was a difficult task.

The playfield is large There were many holes that needed

drilled The parts needed to be placed in a

specific manner.

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PROPOSED SOLUTION Testing was a step by step process. A lot of time was spent in checking

the parts placements. This involved making sure that all

solenoids actuated correctly. Also all parts had to be separated so that

the ball could move smoothly

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RESULTS I did not complete this project to

my likings. Dealing with such large object is

diffulcult.

Include lots of images & relevant multimedia on (no dancing pink elephants)

Well, maybe 1 or 2 goofy images in the presentation are OK

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CONCLUSIONS Building such a large device is

highly time consuming and it takes up a lot of room.

More time was needed to completely make this project work as to my expectations and I just ran out of time.

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FUTURE WORK I would like to add more to this

project. Ramps, scoring, gutter lane scoring,

and multi-ball are items of interest. I have not decided if I will

continue working on it or tear it down.

REFERENCESPinball – Wikipedia

Retrieved May 5, 2010 from Wikepediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball#History_of_pinball

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSEarly Pinball – Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Early_Pinball.jpg

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PERSONAL INFORMATION Phone

(606) - 521 - 2014 Permanent email

derekbarton25@gmail.com

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