I might not be a giant, or a particle man, but I can come close with OpenCV and Processing. I've been working on this piece for about a week, and it's going to be used as an interactive installation. It's still a work in progress, feel free to share you thoughts about it.
Mind Control? Hardly.
It's hardly mind control because I'm using the accelerometer from the Emotiv EEG to manipulate servos in the wrecking crane. The lego tower that's on the board will rebuild itself if I'm too frustrated. The following picture and video shows the result of five days of work (more updates to come as I have time to work on this project):
2 Servos 1 Cup... and a Straw
I used Processing to analyze the accelerometer data from the Emotiv headset and then sent that data via serial port to the arduino. Finally, the arduino controls two servos sitting perpendicular to each other on top of a cup. The straw shows what's going on.
A Birdhouse Made For a King
What kind of bird lives in a cylinder with two entrances? We will find out as soon as I put it up in a tree between some branches.
Vertical Wind Turbine
About a year ago I prototyped a vertical wind turbine. It failed to work because the surface of each blade wasn't turning enough air. The turbine, even though it's plastic, ended up being too heavy. I used plywood for the base, which also contains the generator, and the turbine is made of styrene. Each blade was thermoformed to a curved surface.
Homemade Longboard
While in undergrad, I spent a day making an inexpensive longboard. I used five layer plywood and applied varnish. The board is five feet in length and reinforced with steel. The bolts double up as grip on the top side. Since I already had bearings, the most expensive part of the longboard were the trucks. The pictures tell the rest of the story.
Everyday Turbine
Conveying concepts in dynamics, fluid mechanics, and electromagnetism, this everyday turbine is hidden in most households. It’s a simple and fun way to teach kids about physics.
Ingredients:
1 Beer or Soda Can
1 Voltmeter
1 Empty Blank CD Holder
2 50' Coils of Copper Wiring
1 Old Rollerblade Wheel
1 Rollerblade Bearing
28 1/4"x1/4"x1/16" Neodymium Magnets
1 Rectifier
1 Capacitor
1 Breadboard
and some wires with duct tape...
What the Nerf?!?! Rapid Prototyping at its Best.
Today, an undergrad decided to shoot me with a nerf dart. His weapon of choice: PVC pipe blow dart, lung powered. In retaliation I went to the local hardware store. One ball pump, five feet of rubber tubing, one water hose nozzle, two feet of copper pipe, and three hours of work later I went hunting for undergrads. The rubber tube can hold 200 psi of air... need I say more?
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