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Posted by Wayne Lundberg on August 15, 2005, 3:32 pm
I'm bored and looking for projects. I have a complete shop including
mill/drill, lathe, foundry, plastics, woodworking tools, electronics...
Lights are out in my shop because of lack of projects. My most recent:
www.rcsailcars.com, www.cargocatch.com,
http://www.crystalmatrixonline.com/merchandise/chromalite.html
At this time I am a 'not for profit' outfit but will accept payment for
basic materials and related costs such as postage or...
I can accept files for AutoCAD and Personal Designer, but would rather work
with actual models.
I've got a half gallon of CastMaster material, a couple of gallons of foam,
some Plastisol... pieces of wood, brass, aluminum...
What part do you need to complete your robotic project? I even have a
stepper development, speed control, servos, gearmotors...
Talk to me!
Wayne
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Posted by Michael on August 15, 2005, 8:05 pm
> I'm bored and looking for projects. I have a complete shop including
> mill/drill, lathe, foundry, plastics, woodworking tools, electronics...
> Lights are out in my shop because of lack of projects. My most recent:
> www.rcsailcars.com, www.cargocatch.com,
> http://www.crystalmatrixonline.com/merchandise/chromalite.html
> At this time I am a 'not for profit' outfit but will accept payment for
> basic materials and related costs such as postage or...
> I can accept files for AutoCAD and Personal Designer, but would rather
> work
> with actual models.
> I've got a half gallon of CastMaster material, a couple of gallons of
> foam,
> some Plastisol... pieces of wood, brass, aluminum...
> What part do you need to complete your robotic project? I even have a
> stepper development, speed control, servos, gearmotors...
> Talk to me!
> Wayne
How about you have a go at an AUV?
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Posted by Padu on August 15, 2005, 8:07 pm
"Michael"
> How about you have a go at an AUV?
Although it would be nice to see a sail powered (motion I mean) AGV. Seems
like he already has the platform.
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Posted by Wayne Lundberg on August 16, 2005, 1:03 pm
> "Michael"
> > How about you have a go at an AUV?
> Although it would be nice to see a sail powered (motion I mean) AGV. Seems
> like he already has the platform.
> Right, the RCWindjammer would make a great platform for a new kind of
robot, but I've done all I want for the Sail Car from help with development
through making all the tooling for their production.
I'm looking for simple metal, wood or plastic details to help you robot
designers and builders in exchange for just sharing ideas so I can learn
more about the electronics and software part of the equation. I'm pretty
good at the mechanical side...
Wayne
www.pueblaprotocol.com
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Posted by Padu on August 16, 2005, 2:00 pm
"Wayne Lundberg"
>> Right, the RCWindjammer would make a great platform for a new kind of
> robot, but I've done all I want for the Sail Car from help with
> development
> through making all the tooling for their production.
> I'm looking for simple metal, wood or plastic details to help you robot
> designers and builders in exchange for just sharing ideas so I can learn
> more about the electronics and software part of the equation. I'm pretty
> good at the mechanical side...
> Wayne
> www.pueblaprotocol.com
Wayne,
Perhaps we can share some information or even put something together that
will be pleasant to work on. Let me first introduce myself. I am a software
engineer with about 12 years of professional experience. I work here in San
Diego on a software/hardware manufacturer (www.konexx.com) and I'm taking my
master's in computer science degree through SDSU
(http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~tarokh/lab/people-pmerlotti.htm ).
My thesis is inspired on the DARPA Grand Challenge. Unfortunately SDSU
didn't have the budget to enter the competition with a full size car,
instead they asked me to create a low budget robot ($3K to $4K) based on a
electric RC car platform. The challenges of autonomous navigation are very
similar no matter the platform you're using. Obviously we cannot enter the
DARPA GC with an RC car. We are still asking for a bigger budget to buy a
platform and equipment that would be able to traverse 200 miles of desert
terrain, but with current state budget cuts, I doubt that will be the case.
Here's a link that shows my little robot in early phases of development
(mechanical phase is finished, I'm working on electronics right now and I'm
expecting to start the AI software early next year).
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~tarokh/lab/research-alr2.html
My idea then is to create my own robot. I don't have the money to buy an
offroad car only for that purpose, but I still think it is possible to
create a cheap platform able to cross the off road miles. My idea for a
platform would be a home made vehicle made out of ATV parts.
I saw that you also live in Chula Vista (I live in Eastlake), so we have a
geographical advantage. It seems that your skills complement mine. In a
scale from 1 to 5, I would rate myself 4 or 5 for software, 3 for
electronics and 2 for mechanics. If you think we could do something
together, let's talk sometime and I could show you what I have done already
and what are my plans for a DARPA GC entry. (if nobody wins this year, next
year the prize will be $3 million dollars!)
Cheers,
Padu
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> mill/drill, lathe, foundry, plastics, woodworking tools, electronics...
> Lights are out in my shop because of lack of projects. My most recent:
> www.rcsailcars.com, www.cargocatch.com,
> http://www.crystalmatrixonline.com/merchandise/chromalite.html
> At this time I am a 'not for profit' outfit but will accept payment for
> basic materials and related costs such as postage or...
> I can accept files for AutoCAD and Personal Designer, but would rather
> work
> with actual models.
> I've got a half gallon of CastMaster material, a couple of gallons of
> foam,
> some Plastisol... pieces of wood, brass, aluminum...
> What part do you need to complete your robotic project? I even have a
> stepper development, speed control, servos, gearmotors...
> Talk to me!
> Wayne