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Message #02909



To: evenflow88@hotmail.com
From: jmeers@desconnect.com (Jesse Meers)
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 05:58:13 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Mark T head mechanism


evenflow88@hotmail.com writes:
>Hey all,
>
> i got to know that mark tilden is using his bigfoot hextiles with a
>bit
>of modification as one of his controller for a head mechanism...that
>means a
>6 neuron microcore...how did he do it?u can all see this schematic in
>solarbotics hirez directory under 2dofhead3.jpg i think ...and after
>comparing them with the bigfoot diagram they are pretty much the same
>except
>those added Pd....well anyhow i am sure zoz,dave or even other beamers
>could
>do a bit of explaination here...as in utilizing a microcore as a light
>seeking device...is it some how of better influence to other Nv nets or
>more
>comfigurable..well who knows....someone ought to explain a lil here
>..esspecially for those who met mark before which is a great honour...=)

Well hello all, the concept is actually quite easy. What you would have to
do, is hook up two phototdiodes to the two neurons that control the
back-forth movement of the head. As one photodiode recieves more light, it
will LENGHTHEN the appropriate neuron. When both nueurons are locked onto
the light, both nuerons would be fighting over eachother until a change in
either photodiode occurs. I believe, that you could have an LED that is
hooked up to both nuerons, and maybie with another diode or two, or even a
transistor, make it so that when both nuerons are firing in so close
times, it would light an LED. Maybie the two nuerons that are fighting
over eachother, would be going fast enough, that if you hooked the LED to
both nuerons, nobody would be able to notice it flas, it might look
steady. I dont know how or if this would work, but it's an idea.
Have a nice day, and dont forget to wear a smile!
Jesse Meers


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