The S2 Reveals its Soul - IMPROVED VIDEO

[Whit]

Hey All,

Okay, its far from perfect, but the video below is called the S2 Reveals its Soul.



It is a simple ordered pair plot. Code is attached in an archieved format and I would love to know how it works on your S2. My wheel calibration is set at -7, yours may need to be adjusted a bit.

Edit - Improved Video in Thread

[Roy Eltham]

That very cool!

[Duane Degn]

Yes, very nice.

There's got to be a way to smooth out those curves. Who is going to write the vector graphics software for the S2?

Your S2 has the soal of an artist.

Duane

[Whit]

Yes, It is absolutely possible to make the curves smooth. That is my next project. The abiity to do this is all in the S2 Object.

I went with the ordered pair plot first because I knew I come pretty close right off the bat.

[W9GFO]

Very nice!

Rich H

[zappman]

Very Nice !!!

[ctwardell]

Nice!

Pretty good dead reckoning to keep things lined up that well.

C.W.

[Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)]

Wow, Whit! That's a real tour de force! Congrats!

-Phil

[Jen J.]

Super awesome, Whit!
I'm going to make sure all the Parallaxians see it.

Jen J.

[Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)]

Whoa! Jen! What's up with the Lizzie Borden avatar motif?

-Phil

[Matt Gilliland]

Way Cool Whit!
-Matt

[Whit]

Thanks for the compliments guys...but Duane layed down the challenge. So...

Here is a pic of the Better Propeller Beanie 1.0 and code. Nice and smooth and 3-D to boot. No stripes yet, but soon... It is amazing how this thing closes such a complex shape so closely. The wierd thing is that the code is actually a bit simpler!

[Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)]

Very nicely done, Whit! Out of curiosity: how do you plan your trajectories? Graph paper, CAD program, or ... ?

-Phil

[Martin_H]

White, nice job! Thanks for posting it.

[Whit]

All right folks. Here is the latest Better Propeller Beanie 2.0 (now with stripes). The stripes were pretty tricky and took lots of fooling with - lots of accumulated error in so many moves - but still amazing!



@Phil, I plotted the ordered pair version on graph paper. The new version I just worked out from the original. I used a tape measure to estimate the radii. (sp?)

I will post a video of the new drawing when I get a chance.

[Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)]

Wow! That's very nice! Now, I really think you need to shade alternate stripes, along with the beanie's interior. (Just kidding! )

-Phil

[Whit]

Hey Phil,

Great idea! What if I paused the plot long enough to change pen colors at each stripe?

What an amazing robot this is! Whether you are inexperienced or extremely experienced (not me) - I believe you will find fun things to do with the S2.

My students (club mebers) love it and I can't wait to show them this stuff.

[NikosG]

Nice project Whit!
The propeller drawing is amazing!
I like the idea of a multi-color marker!

[KMyers]

Whit,
Great job!! Unfortunately its getting me interested in the S2.. Way to go (grin)

[Jessica Uelmen]

That's stunning Whit! And are you using a white board to do your scribbling? That's a fantastic idea.

-- Jessica