I need to chose a few quick wins for my first offerings
What to do?
Friday, August 27, 2010
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
What to do with the Ranger2 code?
Possibilities:
-Simple kit for target market
-Mount ranger on a RC car or climber. Use it to map and figure out position in a 2d environment
(Refs for 2d positioning?)
-Teach coordinate systems, translations
-Can be extended to 3d if you add another servo
-Incorporate line scanner camera (HVWtech/Parallax) for 3d B/W scan and modelling
-Simple kit for target market
-Mount ranger on a RC car or climber. Use it to map and figure out position in a 2d environment
(Refs for 2d positioning?)
-Teach coordinate systems, translations
-Can be extended to 3d if you add another servo
-Incorporate line scanner camera (HVWtech/Parallax) for 3d B/W scan and modelling
Monday, August 16, 2010
more Adri ideas
A nice simple platform with a EZ1 ultrasonic sensor mounted on a servo.
The Arduino code extracts the analog signal from the sensor and translates it into a serial stream.
The processing code renders a map of the room based on the data.
Code in a zip file "Ranger2"
The Arduino code extracts the analog signal from the sensor and translates it into a serial stream.
The processing code renders a map of the room based on the data.
Code in a zip file "Ranger2"
Adri's ideas
Robot arm - for the immediate WOW factor
Simple quick wins for the high school target:
Scanning ultrasonic sensor with graphical readout in Processing
Multi-colored LED showing color components
Drumstick on a servo - music and rhythm
Simple quick wins for the high school target:
Scanning ultrasonic sensor with graphical readout in Processing
Multi-colored LED showing color components
Drumstick on a servo - music and rhythm
First thoughts
Raw mat'ls:
Foam board, aluminum(dulled), Poster board, Balsa, ply, MDF
See hobby shops like PM hobby craft and Michaels
Some initial ideas:
XY plotter - supply the parts in kit form. Drawing and cutting are possible.
Ski jacket with Lilypad components - Audio commands are interpreted and response is audio or visual. Get ski performance data and communications, hands free.
Dirt Digger & Camera - Website with a physical robotic arm in a sandbox. Users can book time then remotely interface with the hardware. A webcam gives feedback. A blade clears the sandbox for the next user.
Webify kit - take any experiment and mount it on the web. Control and monitoring.
Previously published models (UWI) - model airconditioning system, car sensors and actuators.
Simple models of industrial processes.
Aqua/Hydroponics - sensors and actuators with vessels in kit form
Smart House model.
A small engine (RC gas) or custom built. Electronic ignition and valves.
A simple steam engine
Alternative energy models - solar, wind, wave
Robots -an arm, simple vehicles (Car, Plane, Boat) - more complex ones (Tether submarine, Aerial photography, security, snow)
Processing/Arduino combos
Foam board, aluminum(dulled), Poster board, Balsa, ply, MDF
See hobby shops like PM hobby craft and Michaels
Some initial ideas:
XY plotter - supply the parts in kit form. Drawing and cutting are possible.
Ski jacket with Lilypad components - Audio commands are interpreted and response is audio or visual. Get ski performance data and communications, hands free.
Dirt Digger & Camera - Website with a physical robotic arm in a sandbox. Users can book time then remotely interface with the hardware. A webcam gives feedback. A blade clears the sandbox for the next user.
Webify kit - take any experiment and mount it on the web. Control and monitoring.
Previously published models (UWI) - model airconditioning system, car sensors and actuators.
Simple models of industrial processes.
Aqua/Hydroponics - sensors and actuators with vessels in kit form
Smart House model.
A small engine (RC gas) or custom built. Electronic ignition and valves.
A simple steam engine
Alternative energy models - solar, wind, wave
Robots -an arm, simple vehicles (Car, Plane, Boat) - more complex ones (Tether submarine, Aerial photography, security, snow)
Processing/Arduino combos
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