I need to make a blinking model of the eye for an experiment. All I need to get the blinking motion right. The model of the eye is stationary but the upper eyelid needs to move up and down at a fixed interval.
The first prototype uses a gearbox to make the eyelid move up and down but it is not ideal as it is slow and continuous. What I want is to use something like a linear actuator to make the eyelid blink relatively quickly and immediately retract, pause for 10/15 seconds, blink, pause 10 seconds, and repeat ad infinitum. Is this possible?
I am looking for a timer/resistor/controller/anything capable of programming the timing, the best way to automatically reverse the linear actuator, and the best type of motor/gear box/anything to use.
Thank you for any suggestions.
Edit: I need the eye to test contact lenses on and will have tear fluid dispensed under the eye lid. The eye is a hollow sphere we will have warm water in. I need the mechanism to produce the blink that I can adjust to custom parts.
The first prototype uses a gearbox to make the eyelid move up and down but it is not ideal as it is slow and continuous. What I want is to use something like a linear actuator to make the eyelid blink relatively quickly and immediately retract, pause for 10/15 seconds, blink, pause 10 seconds, and repeat ad infinitum. Is this possible?
I am looking for a timer/resistor/controller/anything capable of programming the timing, the best way to automatically reverse the linear actuator, and the best type of motor/gear box/anything to use.
Thank you for any suggestions.
Edit: I need the eye to test contact lenses on and will have tear fluid dispensed under the eye lid. The eye is a hollow sphere we will have warm water in. I need the mechanism to produce the blink that I can adjust to custom parts.
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