Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #07716
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Dorsey2001@aol.com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 18:48:25 EST
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Ceramic cutting
yeah u need lots of water for some reason...
matt
7717 Monday, November 15, 1999 4:48 PM Re: BEAM Prism ?? beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Evan Dudzik
>yeah... i am making a solar powered prism rotator for
>a guy... although it is just a solar cell and a
>gearmotor, it is kinda kool.
>
>--- Dan Larson wrote:
>> With all of this talk about Solar Smart Heads,
>> Carbots and all, I
>> got the idea for a BEAM window prism. A solar head
>> would
>> turn the prism in order to keep the rainbow on the
>> same
>> spot on the wall as the sun moves. Anybody think
>> the
>> geometry would work out? For instance, would you
>> want your photo cells to track the sun directly, or
>> track
>> the position of the spot on the wall, or perhaps
>> even track the
>> angle of the beam exiting the device? The basic
>> question
>> is where to establish the feedback. A 2DOF head
>> could
>> track elevation of the sun in addition to the
>> azimuth.
>> The prism angle would have to be manually adjusted
>> to get the
>> desired spot placement, but from there the head
>> would keep it
>> in place.
>>
>>
>> This might just become my first BEAM project if it
>> sounds feasible...
>>
>> I've been looking for an interesting BEAM project to
>> do since lots of folks are building walkers,
>> photovores,
>> and heads... A Carbot sounds cool too. I gotta get
>> off
>> my rear end after 2 years and buy some solar cells
>> super caps, an 1381s!
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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