Summer is almost over

August 28th, 2014 | Categories: Electronics | Tags:
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Yes, summer is almost over and it’s been about the whole summer that I haven’t posted anything. That’s not to say that I haven’t been working on anything though. Here are a few of the things I’ve been working on.

Autonomous Submarine

This project hasn’t gone as quickly as I had hoped. I’ve been working mostly on the SONAR portion of it but frankly this summer has been very busy work-wise and thus I’ve been at a loss for getting stuff done. I’ve also been working on a viable, yet inexpensive depth sensor for the craft. For this I have to give a shout out to Farnell/Newark Canada who were kind enough to give me a sensor for the occasion. Visit them at http://canada.newark.com or http://element14.com

The 100 psi sensor that Farnell/Newark sent me
The 100 psi sensor that Farnell/Newark sent me

With this device I can easily keep an accurate depth reading up to my limit of 130ft. Yes the depth is arbitrary but that’s a good depth for most lakes around here. The idea first is to simply plunge the chassis down into the depths and record the images recorded from the main cabinet.

A very simple chassis
A very simple chassis

Well, there’s not much to her but perhaps I can get it dipped into a lake before the snow flies.

Some games

Yes, I’ve been working on games again. It’s a fun diversion for a while and it’s been a while since I’ve made anything substantial. Here’s a couple of screenshots

My start at a game called Prellex. Not very good looking yet but I intend to have smart AI take the place of large numbers of enemies to provide difficulty.
My start at a game called Prellex. Not very good looking yet but I intend to have smart AI take the place of large numbers of enemies to provide difficulty.
Another rendition of my old game Reaction. I should probably finish this one since it's a pretty fun game and would work well for HTML5
Another rendition of my old game Reaction. I should probably finish this one since it’s a pretty fun game and would work well for HTML5

Anyways, aside from that I’m working on a basic design for a 2D stepper driven table for use with a stamping head but realistically I haven’t had the time to do anything with that.

We’ll see what the next few months brings!

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