The project is an automatic guitar playing machine. It reads a MIDI file and translates that to machine movement, which plucks the guitar strings and presses on the notes accordingly. It should be able to mimic a guitarist.
PROJECT SPECIFIC SUCCESS CRITERIA:
PSSC #1: An ability to read and interpret a MIDI file
PSSC #2: An ability to convert the information from the MIDI file to digital signals
PSSC #3: An ability to control the solenoids to pluck individual strings and work together to strum if needed
PSSC #4: An ability to control the solenoid panels to push down on the correct fret (separately and altogether)
PSSC #5: An ability to synchronize the strumming/plucking with the solenoids pushing down on the frets