DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PEN MOUSE

This project is about design and construction of a suitable mechanical assembly to
convert the conventional mouse to a pen shaped mouse. The purpose of the design is
to improve the capability of presentation using computer using the Microsoft Office
PowerPoint Software. We are accustomed to using pen for writing or drawing in our
daily life. Therefore a pen shape mouse design is better than the conventional mouse
for power point presentation. In addition, the conventional mouse needs more space
for pointer movement compared to a pen shape mouse. The project work consists of
literature research, pen shape mouse hardware design prototype, circuit fabrication
and performance evaluation. The report also discusses the function of the pointer in
the PowerPoint slide presentation and the correct way of using it. The Pen shape
mouse device is able to move the cursor on the screen and perform the normal mouse
function. However the design is still lacking in the motion sensitivity. Nonetheless the
Pen mouse design proved to be very useful in enhancing PowerPoint presentation that
allows natural writing just like using a real pen.