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* [[Useless Machine]] | * [[Useless Machine]] | ||
* [http://imgur.com/a/PrsuH#4 Project Hyperion-1] High altitude balloon, launch date 19 august. 37.5KM altitude reached. Payload retrieved, camera malfunctioned on launch unfortunately. | * [http://imgur.com/a/PrsuH#4 Project Hyperion-1] High altitude balloon, launch date 19 august. 37.5KM altitude reached. Payload retrieved, camera malfunctioned on launch unfortunately. | ||
* [[HAB Launch]], done! | |||
* [http://imgur.com/a/aaJ4n#0 Habanero-1], backup tracker on other balloon. | |||
* [http://imgur.com/a/6wgBN Bluetooth RS232 dongles] | |||
== Current Projects == | == Current Projects == | ||
* [[Sumobots]] | * [[Sumobots]] | ||
* [[HAB Tracker Station]] | * [[HAB Tracker Station]] | ||
* [[Moving Timelapse Rig]] | * [[Moving Timelapse Rig]] | ||
* [[HAB Launch 2]] - what to do with a leftover balloon | |||
* [[Pico Trackers]] - really really lightweight tracking hardware | |||
== Future Project Wishlist == | == Future Project Wishlist == | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 8 March 2013
Interests:
- Electronics, microcontrollers, robotics, radio, photography, music
Work:
- Network engineer at Quanza Engineering in Amsterdam, working with Cisco and Juniper
Married, 2 kids
Finished Projects
- Useless Machine
- Project Hyperion-1 High altitude balloon, launch date 19 august. 37.5KM altitude reached. Payload retrieved, camera malfunctioned on launch unfortunately.
- HAB Launch, done!
- Habanero-1, backup tracker on other balloon.
- Bluetooth RS232 dongles
Current Projects
- Sumobots
- HAB Tracker Station
- Moving Timelapse Rig
- HAB Launch 2 - what to do with a leftover balloon
- Pico Trackers - really really lightweight tracking hardware
Future Project Wishlist
Robots
Easy
- Photophile
- Line follower
Medium
- Yellow Drum Machine
- RC drift car http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/08/the-latest-in-hobby-robotics-17.html
Difficult
- UAV glider, returns to base after burst of HAB
- Robot vision, something with RPi as robot controller
- Robot Wars type remote control combat robot
- 3D Spinning LED ball
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO2-tqoyGik
- http://www.sleepringen.nl/miniatuur.html
- http://www.adafruit.com/products/736
- ebay, zoek op slip ring 6 wires (bijv)
Others
- Pneumatic spud gun (legal)
- Water rocket
- Giant vortex cannon
- Giant bubbles
- Non newtonian fluids (maizena/subwoofer)
- Double periscope to widen stereo effect (not sure what it's called)
Home automation
- keyless entry with RFID or Dallas iButton
- Doorbell repeater system for in garden/shed