IgorsProjectIdeas

Igors Projects

Current project

Basic reading  : http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/

• Helping out with the physical component part. Stripping, recycing connectors etc.

Button Driven Evolution

See the ButtonDrivenEvolution page. Control a Agent Based Model of genetic evolution throug a button box

Completed projects

Chaotic Circuits

See the ChaoticCircuits page. Works very nice as a demo, will not be upgraded to a full class demo, as it requires too much background knowledge.

Drawdio

• To build two pieces
• Kits are ordered from http://www.adafruit.com/category/28
• Will be built on mechanical pencils, need to identify pens with metal body , thick lead

Idea storage

These are ideas that have not graduated to a official project. Once they are, an appropriate project page will be created from them. Feel free to steal/adopt/contribute ideas !

Random number generators

USB readable circuitry that streams random numbers. The quality can be tested using : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diehard_tests. While these things do not have not real practical use, they are useful for paranoid crypto, and for getting super good LHS samples testing ABM. However, getting a circuit that is better than a modern Mersenne-twister algorithm is VERY hard.

• Based on alpha particle emittor and a CCD
• based on some other chaotic circuit, with an antenna ?
  • for example : http://robseward.com/misc/RNG2/
  • another example http://emergent.unpy.net/01257868826

FollowMeTernet

an physical internet terminal, on legs/wheels that follows you arround, On command, it can find its hocking station, and return from it to find you.

Estimated components

• remote controlled car / roomba
• netbook
• arduino, to collect sensor input data
• bunch of sensors to tell it where it is / get a kinect, and let it drive where there is space.

Tensegrity toys

• Play with tensegrity structures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensegrity
• For fun /art
• Far our : A tensegrity tower to hold the revspace lightning rod ?
• Interesting links :
  • http://atcm.mathandtech.org/EP2010/invited/3052010_18343.pdf
• Tensegrity robots:
  • http://creativemachines.cornell.edu/tensegrity
  • http://creativemachines.cornell.edu/amorphous_machines

Beam toys

• Learn about BEAM robotics by building toys for the boys
• Either implement the designs from the BEAM book, or adapt some of the toy cars

Brewing mead

• http://www.beerdude.com/howto_brew_first_mead.shtml
• need a brewing pan + brew vessel

Soldering ventilation

Vent system for remove soldering fumes from the work bench

• old fans from computer cases
• flexible auminium duct from above the table to the window / main ventilation tube
• two/three adjustable lamp arm mounted tubes from ceiling to the desk surface

Revelation From Above

Areal kite photography/filming

• see for example : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_aerial_photography
• a picavet camera mount is needed :

http://www.kaper.us/basics/BASICS_picavet.htmlOptions:

• A camera is needed. : nikon d50 with a wide angle lens is available, but expensive/risky to use
• A remote trigger is needed
• Kite :
• Steerable kite
  • pros:
    • available - [httphttp://www.kiteworld.co.uk/acatalog/Peter_Lynn_Hornet_3.0m_Power_Kite.html Peter Lynn Hornet 3.0]
    • Many tens of kilos of lift even in relatively low wind
  • cons
    • this does not go very high
    • is quite dynamic
• Single line kite : For a nice shot from great altitude a single line kite is preferable
  • pros
    • Very stable
    • very long line possible
  • cons
    • needs to be built/purchased
    • unclear what the lifting force is

Quadcopter

• see http://aeroquad.com/ - Open Source quadcopter, based on Arduino - (note: turiphro has a quadcopter)
• Relatively expensive: + 200 EUR for parts
• Quite complex electronics
• Use :
  • Fun
  • Platform for Revelation From Above
  • RevSpace security drone, launch on alarm from the roof, film the area for evidence :)
• Period 1 of the circuit:
  

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