#robotics | Logs for 2016-03-04

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[00:06:59] <z64555> now to lead the horse that is Eclipse to the water that is the eigin diretor
[00:07:03] <z64555> *directory
[00:32:13] <z64555> "could not find include file 'Eigin/Desne'"
[00:32:19] <z64555> that took me too long to notice
[01:38:51] <z64555> oh yeah, Eigen makes working with matrices much easier
[01:52:43] <anonnumberanon> z64555, it's great that you're following through with your quadcopter project man.
[01:52:55] <anonnumberanon> It will pay off for job opportunities and stuff.
[01:53:04] <z64555> that's the plan. :D
[01:53:55] <anonnumberanon> Don't ever give up, after my world of hurt they gave me intern position today, I'm hired.
[01:54:25] <z64555> congrats!
[01:57:36] <anonnumberanon> Yeah thanks.
[01:57:53] <anonnumberanon> Not paid too fancy but learning will be crazy.
[01:58:08] <anonnumberanon> Mostly computers a lot less hardware programming.
[01:58:42] <anonnumberanon> Which is fine because I've been putting that side of things aside while doing hardware basics.
[02:21:43] <z64555> hehe, idea for a near-range finder using a camera
[02:22:30] <z64555> have a square matrix of laser diodes emitting in an outward pattern of some known angle
[02:23:22] <z64555> have the camera look for the laser's reflection, and compare the scale of the pattern to get distance
[02:23:58] <z64555> might also be able to determine tilt angle, somehow
[02:26:15] <deshipu> there is a linear version of that
[02:26:18] <deshipu> that I plan to use
[02:26:39] <deshipu> have a horizontal line in front of the robot
[02:27:01] <deshipu> at a fixed distance
[02:27:11] <deshipu> at a known angle
[02:27:21] <deshipu> then you can see the obstacles as bumps on that line
[02:42:07] <z64555> nice
[02:44:18] <deshipu> I plan to experiment with this: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Anti-Fog-Car-Laser-Light-Anti-collision-laser-LED-Laser-Fog-Light-Car-Warning-Radiation-Light/32586822115.html
[09:09:16] <rue_house> hehe
[15:38:35] <beanbag-> http://www.newser.com/story/221573/r2-d2s-dad-dies-at-68.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=outbrain&utm_campaign=test
[15:38:40] <beanbag-> *CANUCKED* :(
[15:44:57] <DagoRed> .info
[15:44:57] <makepi> DagoRed: Star Wars' R2-D2 Inventor Tony Dyson Found Dead in Malta- http://j.mp/1QyU5K4
[15:45:05] <DagoRed> No...
[15:47:42] <Snert> there was a person in there - for some of it.
[15:47:47] <Snert> http://www.kennybaker.co.uk/
[15:48:44] <Snert> the dude behind the dude
[16:07:13] <DagoRed> That's more like dude in the not exactly dude.
[16:08:29] <Snert> ya gotta be small to fit inside R2. Little Dude they called him