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These LED strips should make the copter more visible from the ground. I soldered the leads, then put some heat shrink on there to keep things neat. I’m not entirely sure how I’ll connect these up, but since they’re 12 … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
Brought many of the parts for the project home – it’s much easier for me to work in my shop, where I have all of the tools and ventilation that I need to work efficiently. Spent a couple of hours … Continue reading
To me, anyway. After visiting with Nick yesterday, I crafted this diagram in an effort to make sense of the build and the steps to wiring up the booms: I’ve never worked with EC3 connectors before, and the kit is … Continue reading
Daniel, Dave and I set out to start building the ELEV-8s yesterday, and we had some questions about wiring and layout, so Nick graciously agreed to meet with me this morning at Parallax. Nick (pictured below) and Kevin have both … Continue reading
The New York Times Bits blog recently featured the OpenROV. From the article: The machine is the latest prototype of the OpenROV–an open-source, remotely operated vehicle that could map the cave in 3D using software from Autodesk and collect water … Continue reading
Really. I picked up some of the last remaining project pieces from Parallax this morning. I was surprised (and pleased) to find safety glasses (2 pair!) in the box. Safety first. I also picked up crash packs, which contain the … Continue reading
I had a good conversation with David from OpenROV this morning. We talked about potential partnerships, and I shared information about the Watershed Education Summit (WES), a project involving various El Dorado County high schools, the state Water Resources Control … Continue reading
This little beauty is the OpenROV. From the site: OpenROV is a Do It Yourself telerobotics community centered around underwater exploration and education. We have developed a low-cost telerobotic submarine that can be built with mostly off-the-shelf parts. The goal of OpenROV … Continue reading
The quadcopter controllers arrived – specifically, a pair of Spektrum DX8s. They’re complex-looking things, with numerous switches and dials. They also have a sweet screen that will (as I understand it) display telemetry data. I put in a requisition for … Continue reading
Spent the afternoon out at Parallax in Rocklin. Kevin and Nick and Ken flew various iterations of the ELEV-8 platform, and thrilled the gathered crowd with feats of derring-do. Balloons were popped, streamers were clipped, and one flying machine landed … Continue reading