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Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: 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.
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Chairboy 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 (http://hallert.net/misc/pneumatics/pneumatics.html) 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.
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Nilsen on December 31, 2004, 06:59:41 PM
Happy newyear to you both

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

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
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Creamo 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.

(http://webpages.charter.net/ck2112/car.jpg)
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Creamo on December 31, 2004, 07:26:04 PM
Oh, and was going to grill out and have a picnic.

Naw.

(http://webpages.charter.net/ck2112/table)
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Chairboy on December 31, 2004, 10:03:02 PM
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Originally posted by Nilsen
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.
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Nash on December 31, 2004, 10:04:45 PM
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Originally posted by Creamo
Oh


Holy....

Awesome pics. Damn....
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Shuckins on December 31, 2004, 10:13:20 PM
Hey Creamo...send some of that my way will ya!!
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: LePaul 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.
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: majic 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.
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Chairboy 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'.
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Creamo 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.
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: LePaul 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.
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Lizking on January 01, 2005, 01:03:37 AM
Cool pics.  Happy New Year, all.
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: rpm 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.
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Chairboy on January 01, 2005, 11:17:14 AM
Turns out the problem is that the camera has really poor low light performance.  Instead of the mini mag-lite, I gotta find a better omnidirectional source of light.
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Nilsen on January 01, 2005, 12:00:41 PM
Excellent stuff Chairboy :)

Hope you dont mind, but I read the rest of your website too.
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Chairboy on January 01, 2005, 12:05:53 PM
Hey, the more the merrier!
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Nilsen on January 01, 2005, 12:07:27 PM
Btw... do you airmail and/or fax pizza?
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Chairboy on January 01, 2005, 12:09:55 PM
Sure, ask about our '30 days or it's free' policy.  :D
Title: New Years Eve a/k/a Amature Night
Post by: Nilsen on January 01, 2005, 12:19:41 PM
LOL :D :D