Mechanical Binary Converter

Binary to decimal converter by springs for AUA mechanics class.

Idea

Simulate combinations of springs to make a system that will map to 0 or 1. Combine this systems to represent a byte then transform it to decimal representation.

Step 1: Fourier transform

I researched on fourier transforms and found some information here and here.

I decided to implement the project in Python since this is the language I am most proficient in. I searched the web to find any libraries that implement Fourier transforms. It turns out that SciPy has a method that covers Fourier Transforms.

I used some code examples and documentation from here.