Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #02823



To: Steven Bolt sbolt@xs4all.nl
From: Sean Rigter rigter@cafe.net
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:12:34 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: HEAD APPLICATIONS (BICORE HEAD(WRONG APPROACH))


"real" applications I can think of (now) are:

1. solar targeting for: shades, PV array, freznel lens oven, plant
orientation experiments ...

2. passive scanning photo radar: map light sources over 360 degree
circle (sphere if dof=2) and "affect" bot behaviour...

3. active scanning photo radar: with IR transmitter (pulsed/synchronous
detector?), same as 2.

4. object tracking camera mount (using 3 above)

and "surreal" applications like:

5. interactive head games: head watching, controlling and playing with
"photo" target on video monitor. Play pong with head(s).

enjoy

wilf

Steven Bolt wrote:

> If anyone described the task this `head' is supposed to perform, I
> missed it. Perhaps it is to be a sun-tracking `flower'?
>
> Best,
>
> Steve
>
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> # sbolt@xs4all.nl # Steven Bolt # popular science monthly KIJK #
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