Proposal Plan

As described in the sketch above, I would create my owl out of felt, with muscle wire sewed into the three larger feathers at the top of its head. The feathers would normally fall across the owl's face due to gravity and the weight of the felt. When current goes through the muscle wire, the wire will try to return to its curled state, lifting the feathers upwards and away from the owl's body, revealing its eyes and beak. In order to initiate this transformation, users would press the owl's tummy, engaging a soft push sensor, and completing the circuit. Thus, this project would simply combine the push sensor and muscle wire demos we completed in class.