Art Project

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• Ttailspin Posts: 1,326

  2011-09-23 07:52 edited 2011-09-23 07:52

  I hate to be so ambiguous, but I'm gonna have to go with a "Maybe" on the art project.. Great concept, but, not enough info to say for sure...
  
  What is it? Grogg not understand...
  
  
  -Tommy
• Scope Posts: 417

  2011-09-23 08:58 edited 2011-09-23 08:58

  Ttailspin wrote: »

  What is it? Grogg not understand...
  -Tommy

  Essentially an algorithm used to convert someone's personal information (name, birthday, et cetera) into a unique artistic image using geometry and pens on a blank 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper.
  
  A typical silly warm up to help reintroduce me into the realm of robotics
• Ttailspin Posts: 1,326

  2011-09-23 09:12 edited 2011-09-23 09:12

  Ok, so you are talking about machinery and moving parts that will draw beautiful pictures given some data..
  In that case, Your drawing above would be a start, missing some detail, but still a start..
  How can we help?
  
  -Tommy
• mindrobots Posts: 6,506

  2011-09-23 09:33 edited 2011-09-23 09:33

  Now, that you've said THAT........sure, it could be a creator of art. The inputs could be many "sensed" things, also: ambient temperature, body temperature, weight, ambient light of the person and of the place to make art unique to a person and a surrounding. Fun stuff!!
• Bamse Posts: 561

  2011-09-24 19:29 edited 2011-09-24 19:29

  Sounds fun, do you plan using only Servos for the output ? Or maybe small stepper motors ?
• Scope Posts: 417

  2011-09-26 18:33 edited 2011-09-26 18:33

  Bamse wrote: »

  Sounds fun, do you plan using only Servos for the output ? Or maybe small stepper motors ?

  
  Initially, servos only, then moving up to stepper motors as the project progresses.
• Bamse Posts: 561

  2011-09-26 18:46 edited 2011-09-26 18:46

  You can find stepper motors in old printers, if you look closely on the PCB you can usually find the driver chip as well...
• Humanoido Posts: 5,770

  2011-09-26 20:47 edited 2011-09-26 20:47

  Scope wrote: »

  Essentially an algorithm used to convert someone's personal information (name, birthday, et cetera) into a unique artistic image using geometry and pens on a blank 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper.

  
  Try using the alphanumerics algorithm, working with LOGO Graphics for programming the Propeller - using alphabet characters for names and number characters for dates.
  
  http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?124495-Fill-the-Big-Brain&p=982085&viewfull=1#post982085
  
  http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?124495-Fill-the-Big-Brain&p=984260&viewfull=1#post984260
• Scope Posts: 417

  2011-09-27 16:17 edited 2011-09-27 16:17

  Still unsure if I want the Propeller servo board or something with more options for the future.
  
  I was going to get another board that used to come with the Stingray kit but it looks like that Propeller board is no longer available. :O
  
  Regarding the stepper motors, yes, our former IT guy gave me a few of them but they were thrown out this summer when someone entered my classroom and thought my pile of . . . components with potential future educational use . . . was a worthless eyesore and put all of them in the trash.
  
  The new IT person vehemently refuses to cooperate by giving me dead printers - he mumbled something about the forms to process in the transition, not wanting to get sued and not wanting to lose his job.
• Scope Posts: 417

  2011-10-01 08:29 edited 2011-10-01 08:29

  Alas, after lengthy searches and struggling with the best answer to help my students, I have decided . . . (sigh) . . . they will be using one of the "X" microcontrollers.
  
  I guess it would violate rules - and probably be somewhat rude - to publish our results at these forums using the other system.
  
  I'm confident I'll return in a few months to renew projects with the Propeller. After all, my Propeller tattoo should have a continued connection with ongoing activity to substantiate its relevance on my *********, eh?
  
  Thanks everyone and best wishes to all - I'll see you again in a few months.