Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #13135
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Dave Hrynkiw beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 16:13:08 -0600
Subject: Re: Wacky ideas floating around
At 12:54 PM 4/7/2000 , William Cox wrote:
>First: Don't you think I be a good idea to have a hyperbolic reflector
>reflect the light onto a solar cell? I mean, I would catch much more light,
>and focus it much brighter.
Yes, it would be effective, assuming it would be lightweight, and correctly
focussed. Increase in mass and aerodynamic drag is a consideration!
>Second: What would happen if you made a cube with one sided glass. (Glass
>that is see through on one side and reflective one the other), and faced the
>reflective side in. Would the light go in and never come out? Then, you
>could suspend a solar cell cube inside the "light" cube.....
Without bending my brain too much, no, it won't work. Photons get absorbed
by the solarcell and turned into electricity.
>Four: Couldn't you just use a comparator in place of the 1381????
Yup. Trick is to get a low voltage/low power arrangement set up. The 1381
package is small, neat & tidy, and simple to use.
Regards,
Dave
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"Um, no - that's H,R,Y,N,K,I,W. No, not K,I,U,U, K,I,_W_. Yes,
that's right. Yes, I know it looks like "HOCKYRINK." Yup, only
2 vowels. Pronounciation? _SMITH_".
http://www.solarbotics.com
13136 Fri, 7 Apr 2000 18:33:48 EDT Re: WCRG? (plus info on WCRG events) beam@sgiblab.sgi.com BUDSCOTT@aol.com a salt water fish!
-Spencer
<http://www.botic.com/users/beamstop>
not a robot scientist
not a college major
not a grad student
not a professor
not a very organized person
just Spencer (isn't that impressive enough?)
13137 Fri, 07 Apr 2000 16:27:59 -0600 Re: WCRG? beam@sgiblab.sgi.com CORBIT GIBERSON Where is the WCRG going to be ??
Corbit
13138 Fri, 7 Apr 2000 18:39:17 EDT Sumo robots! beam@sgiblab.sgi.com BUDSCOTT@aol.com I was looking more and more at useing those MPJA geared motors that i have
for a sumo bot, the question is, what is a good schematic/design for a sumo
bot, i realize it needs to track the other bot, but how, is there a beacon on
the other bot? I'll read over the rules more but any response is welcome!
-Spencer
<http://www.botic.com/users/beamstop>
not a robot scientist
not a college major
not a grad student
not a professor
not a very organized person
just Spencer (isn't that impressive enough?)
13139 Fri, 7 Apr 2000 18:35:20 EDT Re: Aquavour Name Proposal beam@sgiblab.sgi.com BUDSCOTT@aol.com In a message dated 4/7/00 4:33:53 PM Central Daylight Time,
andrew@best.net.nz writes:
<< Hehe, i think i have to much time on my hands, went into the latin
dictionary
and made up another name.
Aquaincol
"aqua" meaning water.
"incol" meaning inhabitiant of place / foreign resident.
Aquaincolo
"aqua" meaning water.
"incolo" meaning to inhabit, reside somewhere, dwell (in)
Aquapraecello
"Aqua" meaning water.
"praecello" meaning preside over, be destingueshed.
Its still beyond me why most of the english speaking world prefer to use
latin
ad other languages to describe items, objects and name cool stuff :)
Regards
Andrew
>>
All of those names sound really cool, I'm assuming you learned some greek at
some point!
-Spencer
<http://www.botic.com/users/beamstop>
not a robot scientist
not a college major
not a grad student
not a professor
not a very organized person
just Spencer (isn't that impressive enough?)
13140 Fri, 07 Apr 2000 22:58:28 GMT Re: Quadcore, and websites. beam@sgiblab.sgi.com "Mike Kulesza"
>What happened to miller's page? And BEAM robotics.com, it hasn't been
>updated in MONTHS!!!!!. I need a microcore tutorial..........!!!!!!!
Ummm... that's more like YEARS!!
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