Author Topic: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night (Read 599 times)

rpm · « **on:** December 31, 2004, 06:35:28 PM »

Just want to wish all of you a safe evening. And for Christ's sake DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE! If you absolutely, positively, must go out tonight... take a freakin' cab. It's soooo much cheaper in the long run.

Chairboy · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2004, 06:41:49 PM »

My wife just had 4 wisdom teeth pulled this morning. She's on a pain killer called 'Potters Brew' or something, mostly Oxycontin. As a result, I'm definately the 'designated parent' tonight (and for the weekend).

I was hoping to fire off my flamethrower tonight, but with her out of action, it's unlikely.

Instead, I'm working on a page about putting a wireless camera on my R/C tank to explore the mysterious crawlspace of my house.

Nilsen · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2004, 06:59:41 PM »

Happy newyear to you both

I wont drive anything tonight.... dont have anything to drive anyway

Take some shots of that tank with cam for us Chairboy... ive been thinking about doing the same. Found a site on the net that has photos taken BY R/C planes... ill see if i cant find it

-edit- here http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=302503

Creamo · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2004, 07:22:28 PM »

I think I'll just leave the car in the parking lot, stay at home as usual.

Creamo · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2004, 07:26:04 PM »

Oh, and was going to grill out and have a picnic.

Naw.

Chairboy · « **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2004, 10:03:02 PM »

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Take some shots of that tank with cam for us Chairboy... ive been thinking about doing the same. [/url]

I've started a page about it w/ some pics, and I'm working on it right now. Here's the URL:

http://hallert.net/misc/tankcam/tankcam.html

It's a work in progress, and not what I thought I'd be doing, but partying doesn't seem right, even if my wife wasn't zonked out on Hillbilly Heroin because of the operation. I just ran my first operational test under the house and am adding pictures of the terrible failure. I was glad I could get the flames out before they spread to the subflo- well, never mind, I'll try not to bore you guys.

Nash · « **Reply #6 on:** December 31, 2004, 10:04:45 PM »

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Originally posted by Creamo
Oh

Holy....

Awesome pics. Damn....

Shuckins · « **Reply #7 on:** December 31, 2004, 10:13:20 PM »

Hey Creamo...send some of that my way will ya!!

LePaul · « **Reply #8 on:** December 31, 2004, 10:39:51 PM »

Chairboy, neat read.

I've been searching and digging for various sensors for my robot project. Found one that could visually track and move way back when, but lost the link. Any ideas? Be cool if someone waving a hand or such could make the robot move with it, etc.

So far, just have a ton of info on sonic and IR stuff.

majic · « **Reply #9 on:** December 31, 2004, 10:55:26 PM »

60 degrees here. Amazing. Usually this time of year we are marveling at how low a wind chill can go into the negative.

Chairboy · « **Reply #10 on:** December 31, 2004, 11:01:20 PM »

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Originally posted by LePaul
Chairboy, neat read.

I've been searching and digging for various sensors for my robot project. Found one that could visually track and move way back when, but lost the link. Any ideas? Be cool if someone waving a hand or such could make the robot move with it, etc.

So far, just have a ton of info on sonic and IR stuff.

Yeah, you're talking about the CMUcam, by the description.

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~cmucam/

This is an amazing little sensor, I've been wanting to buy one for a while. So many things to do with it. I even mentioned it indirectly a few months ago when I mentioned that someone could build an anti-aircraft missile using mostly off the shelf parts.

I've also thought it would be nice to use to build a sentry gun in my front lawn that would pop out and track anyone walking past. A good way to keep kids 'off of Crazy Old Man Hallert's lawn'.

Creamo · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2004, 11:04:48 PM »

You can have it Shuck, and any more we are getting, which I'm told is alot . It was 58 last week which may not sound warm, but it really was nice and dry, and without people sliding and crashing acting like they were drivers from Oklahoma.

Amazingly enough, every jet landed just about ontime. In the hangar we couldn't even see them, just heard the very long roar of reversers. Kinda cool if you think about it.

Modern avionics is some neat stuff. We couldn't even get our overnight check into the hangar because of the near blackout conditions, and taxiways that were closed. Yet they flew in, and taxied to the gate, no biggie.

LePaul · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2004, 11:21:00 PM »

Yes!

Thanks for the link. That's precisely what I need. The only catch is that it would sit behind a dark lense...unless I tuck it someplace else. But that would give me the input to the motors for the dome rotation, body pivot and such.

Lizking · « **Reply #13 on:** January 01, 2005, 01:03:37 AM »

Cool pics. Happy New Year, all.

rpm · « **Reply #14 on:** January 01, 2005, 02:12:21 AM »

Chairboy, move the light and cam battery from the barrel to the top of the turret. Mount the cam on top of the barrel further back, closer to the turret. This will allow for slightly larger light(s) and more mobility of the camera. Hot glue and cardboard should make a suitable turret lighting mount and still be easily removed for "combat" with a hairdryer.