I'm a hip-hop dancer and I freestyle a lot. To practice I'll play a song, dance, and film it. Usually I only take a small portion of my footage and post it on Instagram or the sorts. As a result to my sporadic dancing fever, I've collected probably hours of footage of me dancing in front of the camera. I was thinking of editing them together, and masking myself out to create cool effects. Maybe pattern overlays on my figure. Another idea is to create depth and multiple characters on the screen with myself.
11.15.2018
11.08.2018
Zoom Zoom
The motor talk we had in class last week rekindled my r/c car fascination all over again. Coupled with my search for the right servo for the job. I've been researching other factors besides the tech specs of a servo. I watched videos on YouTube comparing servo brands and models head to head.
I also had a dream of using a gas engine on the floor to power my fan. Then I woke up, and thought.... if it wasn't so loud, and smelly, i'd do it 100%. Combustion engines are beautiful.
Ha, anyway, the servo is the crux of the mechanics, I had to make sure it satisfied my base requirements. Any extra is always welcomed but money seems to escape me everyday.
As finals week nears I bit the bullet and made a decision on purchasing a servo. Rather than get one of the heavy discounted used versions, I wanted all the accessories that came with it originally. Things such as the rubber grommets and brass "things" they use to isolate vibrations from the servo on r/c cars. Because I was thinking, not that my project will go on an off-road adventure, I could use that isolation to help quiet down everything. Even it was just a little. A whiny servo is pretty apparent from the labs I've done and seen around the floor.
So I found a used one with the complete parts and still saved some money:
This servo is currently being re-routed through my jobs internal mailing system so I should get it by EOD today. Which means I can start prototyping the scale I want it to be!
Also while browsing the internet I found some inspirational posts that I'd like to have in my mind as I go through the fabrication process:
for general aesthetic ideas:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/10/origami-ballet-costumes/
and for servo mounts:
And I can totally build these servo mounts too. The wood look would blend in better. I'll think of how to fully enclose the servo to hide more of the "inner workings" of the piece.
I also had a dream of using a gas engine on the floor to power my fan. Then I woke up, and thought.... if it wasn't so loud, and smelly, i'd do it 100%. Combustion engines are beautiful.
Ha, anyway, the servo is the crux of the mechanics, I had to make sure it satisfied my base requirements. Any extra is always welcomed but money seems to escape me everyday.
As finals week nears I bit the bullet and made a decision on purchasing a servo. Rather than get one of the heavy discounted used versions, I wanted all the accessories that came with it originally. Things such as the rubber grommets and brass "things" they use to isolate vibrations from the servo on r/c cars. Because I was thinking, not that my project will go on an off-road adventure, I could use that isolation to help quiet down everything. Even it was just a little. A whiny servo is pretty apparent from the labs I've done and seen around the floor.
So I found a used one with the complete parts and still saved some money:
Hitec HS-7955TG High Torque Titanium Gear Coreless Servo
Oof, just the thought of titanium gearing makes it sound so lux. Some reasons why I chose this:
It can run on low voltage
It has high torque to voltage ratio
It is much quieter than other servos with similar specs
Programmable
Smooth operation
This servo is currently being re-routed through my jobs internal mailing system so I should get it by EOD today. Which means I can start prototyping the scale I want it to be!
Also while browsing the internet I found some inspirational posts that I'd like to have in my mind as I go through the fabrication process:
for general aesthetic ideas:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/10/origami-ballet-costumes/
and for servo mounts:
And I can totally build these servo mounts too. The wood look would blend in better. I'll think of how to fully enclose the servo to hide more of the "inner workings" of the piece.
11.07.2018
Well Rested.
I've been taking some time away from the floor recently. Last weekend I didn't set foot at school. Probably because I was on the brink of losing it on Friday. Multiple people asked me if I was doing ok, even the ones I don't normally converse with. While I thought I appeared fine on the outside, perhaps the stress was emanating gamma rays from my soul.
During ICM Madness we decided to take a calm route. IF we had time we would integrate more fun tricks we learned in class. But, aside from that we played some music and paced ourselves to fulfill the assignment. Ideally, I wanted to incorporate machine learning into the sketch for reasons that it would also take care of my this weeks assignment but alas, no time. Also I was so hungry I chose the dumplings by color and my diet has been largely Pescatarian for over a year. Sooo, that threw an interesting loop to digestive system later.
A little touch base on my final project. So it's a definite yes that I want to combine pcomp and icm. I also have been doing so many accelerated group projects recently so I'd prefer to work alone and control my own pace. I'm also pretty far a long my concept where I just want to build! I've been spending the past week sourcing parts that I need, for the cheapest option possible (Bidding on Ebay, or Haggling for that best price.)
It may come to a time where my pcomp and icm blog posts will become more of the same. And in that case I might combine those as well once the project becomes a functioning concept. I'm all here for efficiency.
To go back on machine learning, I started by setting up the example sketch from the ML5 site. I wanted to use the style transfer program using the webcam to create a collage of these altered photos. However, after setting up everything in p5, I get an endless load when I begin the style transfer. Not sure how to diagnose the problem, but no errors are being thrown.
During ICM Madness we decided to take a calm route. IF we had time we would integrate more fun tricks we learned in class. But, aside from that we played some music and paced ourselves to fulfill the assignment. Ideally, I wanted to incorporate machine learning into the sketch for reasons that it would also take care of my this weeks assignment but alas, no time. Also I was so hungry I chose the dumplings by color and my diet has been largely Pescatarian for over a year. Sooo, that threw an interesting loop to digestive system later.
A little touch base on my final project. So it's a definite yes that I want to combine pcomp and icm. I also have been doing so many accelerated group projects recently so I'd prefer to work alone and control my own pace. I'm also pretty far a long my concept where I just want to build! I've been spending the past week sourcing parts that I need, for the cheapest option possible (Bidding on Ebay, or Haggling for that best price.)
It may come to a time where my pcomp and icm blog posts will become more of the same. And in that case I might combine those as well once the project becomes a functioning concept. I'm all here for efficiency.
To go back on machine learning, I started by setting up the example sketch from the ML5 site. I wanted to use the style transfer program using the webcam to create a collage of these altered photos. However, after setting up everything in p5, I get an endless load when I begin the style transfer. Not sure how to diagnose the problem, but no errors are being thrown.
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