You’ve probably heard it said that clustering a bunch of Raspberry Pis up to make a “supercomputer” doesn’t make much sense, as even a middle-of-the-road desktop could blow it away in terms of performance. While that may be true, the reason most people make Pi clusters isn’t for raw power, it’s so they can build […]
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INTRODUCTION An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft withouta human pilot aboard. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS); which alsoincludes a ground-based controller and a system of communications between the two (Watts et al.,2012). The commercial successes of DJI, GoPro, 3D Robotics and other drone
I. Introduction The automotive industry uses an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) to control electrical systems orsubsystems in a vehicle. Networks of these units are capable of controlling and monitoring entiremachines such as those found in the construction and mining industries. As the number of ECUsin a network continue to increase they become more complex. Managing
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Once upon a time, maker projects were limited to using simple character displays or those salvaged from popular Nokias, largely due to cost. These days, a small OLED or LCD is available for just a few bucks. However, you can go fancier, and [Mr. Volt] does just that with an exploration of nice round displays. Using
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1 Introduction 1.1 Acknowledgement We would like to thank Dr. Thomas Daniels for the assistance in researching, developing and guiding usthroughout the two semesters we have worked with him. He has been an amazing resource as weworked through challenges on the project. We appreciate all the time and effort that Dr. Daniels has putinto our
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Introduction Manufacturing companies have different ways to meet the market demand, some companiesdeliver end products from their inventory to the customers. Other companies, instead of keepingthe finished goods inventories, they assemble or manufacture end products only after theyreceive the customer order. However, producing finished goods to order does not necessarilymean that the manufactured item is
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Have you ever wished you could control your home automation devices with nothing more than a withering stare? Well then you’re in luck, as [Norbert Zare] has come up with a clever way of controlling an MP3 player with only your face. Though as you might imagine, the technique could be applied to a whole
COMPUTER VISION LETS YOU SKIP SONGS WITH A GLANCE Read More »
In the page, we introduce you to the open-source hardware and software that allows you to use OpenSense to analyze movements in real-time, show you how to assemble your own device, and provide information for you to customize the setup to a specific application. What is the OpenSenseRT System? How to Setup the Open-Source Software
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The idea of having software translation programs around to do things like emulate a Super Nintendo on your $3000 gaming computer or, more practically, run x86 software on a new M1 Mac, seems pretty modern since it is so prevalent in the computer world today. The idea of using software like this is in fact
YO DAWG, WE HEARD YOU LIKE RETROCOMPUTERS Read More »
If you are looking for inspiration for your next cyberdeck build I highly recommend checking out the build by Redditor Holistech which features up to 6 screens and can be collapsed down into a portable unit allowing it to be easily transported from one location to the next. The latest six screen cyberdeck builds on
Raspberry Pi cyberdeck features 6 screens and 3 Pi mini PCs Read More »
