DIY Window Closer Jumps Into Action When It Hears Loud Noises

If you’re the maker type or just really enjoy home automation, this automatic window closer that sits idle until it hears loud noise outside may be up your alley. You’ll need a few parts and some time, but if you live near an airport, train tracks or a major road, it might be a worthwhile project.

Ed Rogers, the man behind the project, lives near train tracks, but also has a bedroom with two large windows that he likes to keep open when there are no trains going by. He started off building a system to close his windows by remote control using a linear actuator and some 3d printed brackets, but he took it a step further and rigged a webcam ad an Arduino to the system to detect when the volume level outside was loud enough for enough time to indicate that a train was passing by. When triggered, his system automatically closes the windows without his intervention.

The setup in the video does take a while to shut the windows, but it works really well, especially given the effort he put into it. It’s not as fast as getting up and closing the windows himself, but that wouldn’t be nearly as much fun.

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