Marching Band Triangles

The University of Idaho Marching Band will have a new addition to their halftime performances from this point forward, musical triangles. The Mechanical Engineering Capstone group, Pressure Angles has designed and manufactured musical triangles for each band member which feature flashing lights coming from our thoughtfully designed handle that will light up upon being struck. This project incorporates the design, manufacturing, and fabrication of: jigs, musical triangles, chimes, handles with internal circuitry and LEDs, and a sling allowing each band member to keep this rhythmic surprise hidden until they are ready light up the stadium.

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Background
The Marching Band has been featured with many capstone projects like the Bandbeesten for many years. But this year, 2019 the Marching Band director Spencer Martin

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The Band Department, led by Spencer Martin, asked the Mechanical Engineering Department to create musical triangles for each band member. The triangles themselves are made out of rebar, and will be held with our custom handles specially designed to house a battery, LEDs, and a sensor that can pick up vibration from contact with the chime to signal the lights to turn on. During half time performances, these triangles will light up the Stadium in unison as they are

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