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UPDATE (November 2015): this is my old ("dumb rail") design. Since then I designed and built a much better focus stacking rail, fully automated (Arduino based). Check here: www.flickr.com/photos/syamastro/22885703342/
This is my DIY motorized macro rail which allows me to do focus stacking with hundreds of photographs, to achieve very large depth of field (>10mm) at large magnifications (5:1 and higher). Full details (and more pics) can be found here: photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=17391643
I bought the "WeMacro Automated Macro Rail" because of the neck and waist pain that took place due to long photo shoots. I hope everything will be more enjoyable now. I did the first tests with WeMacro. The videos are below.
Video 1: youtu.be/xXdAT-rRa0o
Video 2: youtu.be/Jh92tJXQbV4
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Uzun Ƨekimler sırasında yaÅadıÄım Åiddetli boy ve bel aÄrıları nedeniyle uzun zamandır aklımda olan bir adımı attım ve Ćin'den "WeMacro Otomatik Makro" rayını satın aldım. Ä°lk izlenimlerin gayet gĆ¼zel. Artık Ƨekimler Ƨok daha keyifli hale gelecek. Ä°zlemek isteyenler iƧin ilk test videoları aÅaÄıdadır.
Video 1: youtu.be/xXdAT-rRa0o
Video 2: youtu.be/Jh92tJXQbV4
Keep your LEGO city tidy with an automated garbage truck! This LEGO Ideas project is an automated side-loading garbage truck that reinvents minifig-scale garbage collection. Visit our page at ideas.lego.com to see more details and support the project!
The big mechanical arm reached out, held our wheely bin tightly, raised it into the air and is preparing to empty the contents into the back of the truck.
July 7, 2008. Prince George, BC
This is my attempt at automating and individually switching the double crossover. Switching is controlled by an RCX, and requires two touch sensors and one M motor per half-crossover. Each point toggles its position when one of the touch sensors is pushed. The key features are:
- The point blade springs have been modified, as suggested by Mark Bellis, to ensure both blades are in the straight position when the ground throw is centered.
- The M motor uses a mini linear actuator to translate a "key" built from cheese slopes.
- The "key" controls the position of the 2x2 tiles that push the point blades into the required position.
- When the program is first run, the position of the "key" is calibrated using the limit of the linear actuator.
Advantages:
- Only one motor is needed.
- Can fit under track raised by 7 plates only.
- The limits of the linear actuator are used whenever possible to recalibrate the position of the "key".
Disadvantages:
- Relatively slow.
- Toggling the right point is fairly fast, but when toggling the left point it is slower, and the right point also switches before ending up back in its original position. May cause problems on a busy layout.
- No manual control.
- No point indicators.
- A sensor multiplexer would be required to enable automation of a full crossover using a single RCX since there are only three sensor ports on the RCX.
This little set was a lot of fun to build. I'm particularly happy with the diagonal walls and the small kitchen counter area.
A Peterbilt truck with Labrie automated refuse packer body in service with the City of Wadsworth, Oh Solid Waste Division.
Dernier clichƩ de Sandre, ma Lusion.
Make-up de moi
papier peint fait maison, Ć l'imprimante, la clef dans son dos est un montage de plusieur partie en font, le tout patafixĆ© dans sa nuque pour la sĆ©ance photo :p
The "automates" of Niki de Saint Phalle in Fontaine Igor Stravinsky, or Fontaine des automates, at Beaubourg (Paris, France).
Automated people movers are a common feature of major airports, but a handful of cities have adopted the technology for downtown transportation. First launched in 1986, the original downtown loop was later extended to create an inner city network of 21 high-level stations. Operated by Miami-Dade County, the system is now using a second generation of cars, working as single- or two-car units. The current equipment comprises 29 Bombardier Innovia APM 100 units. This close-up sees a single car heading towards downtown Miami from Riverwalk station.
The H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), also called Kounotori, "Oriental Stork" or "White Stork"), is an automated cargo spacecraft used to resupply the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) and the International Space Station (ISS).
Blender 3D model, available in:
www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/automated-transfer-vehicle-3...
More pics on beta10.behance.net/gallery/Automated-Audi/483283
and davvi.com
Part of a larger project for Popular Science Magazine's May 2010 issue on car automation. Audi's automated car is going to ride the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, illustrated on the map (previous project).
The car was lifted off a photograph and slightly colored to fit the style of the illustration. The background was created in SketchUp by taking the mountain shape from the other part of the project and transforming it to a flatter shape. I also used a rough model of the Audi for shadow reference.
Lastly, the icons & text were drawn in Illustrator, and transformed using an envelope mesh to match the perspective as if they really sat in the air above the car.
Dernier clichƩ de Sandre, ma Lusion.
Make-up de moi
papier peint fait maison, Ć l'imprimante, la clef dans son dos est un montage de plusieur partie en font, le tout patafixĆ© dans sa nuque pour la sĆ©ance photo :p
This is another self-portrait because there just aren't enough models around when you need them. I've been working on automating a packard-style shutter and this is the latest test. It's ready for use now. The goal here was to find a usable shutter for a 42cm Voigtlander Heliar that would sync with flash for portraits. This has been achieved and now I must use this tailboard camera for more portraits. Using a black card for a shutter gets awkward when you are trying to work a camera with a model. This shutter will run at a consistent 1/3 of a second or longer using an enlarger timer and it's pretty cool. And, using the footswitch input on the timer, I can plug in a wireless receiver. Yes, a hundred year old camera with a wireless shutter... mwahahaha. Oh, and I know that my costume is silly.
Here is a video showing the electric packard-style shutter with sync in action:
Lakewood, Oh Division of Refuse & Recycling International / Labrie automated refuse collection vehicle.
Assembled concert..extra, actuated instruments this entertainer is massive, 30 foot tall! (10m)
Many exhibits were secretly contracted, & named creatively for familiar folks. EVEN copies were encouraged to fool expert's perusal!
@Music of Yesterday, @ the House on the Rock,ā¦
Spring Green
Wisconsin
This photo shows the Florida East Coast Railway Society N-Trak Model of the Jupiter, Florida Draw Bridge. I photographed this Model Bascule Drawbridge during an N-Trak operating session in our conference room at the Miami Airport Embassy Suites Hotel. Florida State Road 811 (aka: Old Dixie Highway, Aka: Route A1A) runs parallel to the FEC Jupiter Bridge over the Loxahatchee River (aka: Intercoastal Waterway). US Route 1 is a short distance to the East of Old Dixie Highway (A1A), which serves as an alternate to US Route 1.
The Railroad Bridge which is automated and is normally in the OPEN Position so that boats can navigate the river. However when a Train approaches, the bridge issues a Loud Warning Sound before it automatically closes so that the train can cross the Loxahatchee River. I believe that the Highway Bridge Modeled (here) is the US Route 1 Bridge because I believe that the A1A Bridge is not that high. There probably wasn't enough room on the N-Trak Module to fit both Hwy Bridges.
N-Trak is a model railroad assembled with individual modules to form an operating N Scale Operating Model Railroad that can be quickly assembled for Shows, Displays, Festivals and Conventions. The standard module is two feet wide, and four feet long. See:
This is only 2 X 1800 sec exposure, and the start of a month long project.
Well I have finally gotten to a fully automated system. After a bit of fiddling ( oddly reading the manual helped) I now have CCDAutoPilot up and running. Current nights sequence are IC434, NGC224 2 frame mosaic, Leo Trio, and M5.
This is a sample from the NGC2244 two frame mosaic. I have to admit, I still am constantly monitering the system as it goes through data collection. I guess this will wear off in time.
Each target is aligned to within 5 arc-sec, and 0.5 degrees rotation. Focusing occurs every 30 minutes though I might switch to temperature compensation. Multiple targets gathered near zenith, make for better images, but multiple days for most subject. CCDAutoPilot aptly controls SkyX, RoboFocus and Takometer Rotator, MaximDL. The only thing left is adding a cloud sensor, though I have run on a few nights and the system recovers nicely on night when clouds cycle through, and will capture what it can when clear.
Shure does make waking up more fun to see how things went.
KARR (Knight Automated Roving Robot) is the name of a fictional, automated, prototype vehicle featured as a major antagonist in two episodes of the television series Knight Rider and was part of a multi-episode story arc in the 2008 revived series.
Origin and background
KARR is the prototype version of KITT, originally designed by Wilton Knight and built by his company Knight Industries. Upon completion of the vehicle, KARR's CPU was installed and activated. However, a programming error made the computer unstable and potentially dangerous. The project was put on hold and KARR was placed in storage until a solution could be found.
Unlike KITT, whose primary directive is to protect human life, KARR was programmed for self-preservation, making him a ruthless and unpredictable threat. He does not appear as streetwise as KITT, being very naive and inexperienced and having a childlike perception of the world. This has occasionally allowed people to take advantage of his remarkable capabilities for their own gain; however, due to his ruthless nature he sometimes uses people's weaknesses and greed as a way to manipulate them for his own goals. Despite this, he does ultimately consider himself superior (always referring to KITT as "the inferior production line model") as well as unstoppable, and due to his programming the villains don't usually get very far. KARR demonstrates a complete lack of respect or loyalty - on one occasion ejecting his passenger to reduce weight and increase his chances of escape.
KARR first appeared in the Season One episode "Trust Doesn't Rust" aired on NBC on November 19, 1982, where he seemingly met his demise at the end. However, he was so popular with viewers that he was brought back again in the Season Three episode "K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R.", aired on NBC on November 4, 1984 (marking him as one of the very few villains in the original series to make a return appearance).
Appearances in the original series
"Trust Doesn't Rust" - Season 1, Episode 9
Once KITT was constructed, it was presumed that his prototype KARR had been deactivated and dismantled. However, the latter did not occur and KARR was placed in storage and forgotten following the death of Wilton Knight. When two thieves, Tony (Michael MacRae) and The Rev (William Sanderson), break into the warehouse where KARR is "sleeping", they unwittingly reactivate him, and he escapes.
When the two thieves realize how useful the vehicle could be, they use KARR to go on a crime spree, whilst Michael and KITT frantically try to catch up with KARR and stop him before anyone is seriously hurt. Bonnie devises a high-powered laser, the only known way to stop KARR, which must be fired from KITT directly into KARR's scanner. However, when KARR needs maintenance, Tony kidnaps Bonnie before the laser can fully be calibrated. Although Michael rescues Bonnie, she is unable to get a clear shot at KARR with the laser and he escapes.
KARR's only weakness is his primary directive of self-preservation and Michael uses this to his advantage. When KARR threatens to destroy KITT in a head-on collision, Michael plays chicken with him, on a hunch that KARR will veer out of KITT's path in order to protect himself. KARR indeed swerves out of the way, but unable to stop in time, he drives off a cliff and seemingly explodes in the ocean (using footage of the climactic scene from the 1977 film The Car, footage that was also used for KITT on a couple of other occasions). KARR was voiced by well known Canadian voice actor, Peter Cullen.
Trust Doesn't Rust was also printed in book form, written by Roger Hill and Glen A. Larson, following the story and general script of the original television episode, expanding some areas of the plot and adding several extra secondary characters.
"K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R." - Season 3, Episode 6
KARR was only believed to have been destroyed. He was damaged and ended up buried in the sand on the beach below the cliffs. When the tide had gone out, a young couple, John and Mandy, stumble upon the partially buried car, dig him out, and reactivate him. This time, KARR is furious and has only one clear motive: revenge against Michael and KITT.
KARR is still damaged after the last encounter with KITT and forces John to serve as his driver, and also to carry out some cosmetic modifications to his paintwork. In a ravine, KARR challenges Michael and KITT to a final showdown. After releasing the young couple, KARR fires a stolen laser and damages KITT. However, Michael and KITT destroy KARR's laser by reflecting the beam back to the emitter. Damaged, KARR prepares for another attack. KITT and KARR both turbo boost and collide in mid-air. KARR is blown to pieces, but Michael and KITT survive the impact. At the end of the episode, however, KARR's motherboard ā i.e. KARR himself ā can be seen lying undamaged on the ground amongst the wreckage, its LED's still blinking - suggesting to the viewer that KARR is still "alive."
Production changes[edit]
Originally, KARR appeared identical to KITT, with a red light scan bar, and the only physical difference was a greenish-yellow LED voice modulator on his dash (for the first half of the first season, KITT's voice modulator is a red square that blinks on and off as he talks; KARR's voice modulator is the prototype to the one seen on KITT from the mid first season onwards, after it was received well by viewers). When KARR returns in "K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R.", KARR's scan bar is now amber.
KARR later gets a two-tone paint job incorporating a silver lower body into his familiar all-black finish. KARR's scanner originally made a low droning noise, but in the comeback episode it sounds similar to KITT's but with a slight reverb audio effect added to it. The sound of KARR's engine, originally sounding rough and "fierce", here sounds similar to KITT's, again effected by a reverb. In "Trust Doesn't Rust," KARR had no license plates. In KARR's second appearance, he had a California license plate that read "KARR". Despite various other changes, KARR's dashboard remains correct with continuity - he still has the earlier version of the dash as previously seen on KITT, whereas by the time of 'KITT Vs KARR', Bonnie had updated KITT's dash and various functions at the start of the third season.
KARR's personality is also somewhat different in the comeback episode. His childlike perceptions are diminished into a more devious personality, completely cold and bent on revenge. His self-preservation directive is no longer in play when KARR is close to exploding after receiving severe damage; he willingly turbo-jumps into a mid-air collision with KITT hoping that his own destruction would also spell his counterpart's. Even KARR's modus operandi is different; serviceful enough in the first episode, he aims to actually make use of other persons, anyone, to serve his own needs. One explanation of this change could be as a result of the damage he received after falling over the cliff at the end of "Trust Doesn't Rust", which further malfunctioned his programming. Indeed, KITT himself is seen to malfunction and suffer change of personality as a result of damage in several other episodes.
In "Trust Doesn't Rust" and the 2008 series, the voice of KARR was provided by voice actor Peter Cullen, better known as the voice of Optimus Prime in the Transformers cartoon series, and whom had a previous working relationship with series creator Glen A. Larson after voicing several Cylon characters in the original Battlestar Galactica. In "K.I.T.T. vs K.A.R.R.", KARR was voiced by Paul Frees, best known as the voice of Boris Badenov in the popular series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show and as the voice of Ludwig Von Drake in the popular anthology series, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. As with William Daniels, the voice of KITT, who was never credited on-screen, Frees was uncredited on-screen for his role, leading Cullen to sometimes be mistakenly credited as providing KARR's voice in "K.I.T.T. vs K.A.R.R." Peter Cullen reprised his role as the voice of KARR in the 2009 Knight Rider episode, "Knight to King's Pawn."
[Text from Wikipedia]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KARR_%28Knight_Rider%29
As corny as Knight Rider seems now, this show well and truley captured the imagination of my 11-year old self. Many of the 'futuristic' technologies incorporated into K.I.T.T. are now becoming commonplace.
This miniland-scale Lego Pontiac 1982 Firebird Trans Am 'K.A.R.R.' (Knight Rider TV Series - 1984) has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 91st Build Challenge, - "Anger Management", - all about cars with some link to being angry.
while talking to a friend, the subject came up of how incredibly practical it would be to have an automated cookie tasting machine... so yeah... here it is ^_^
Keep your LEGO city tidy with an automated garbage truck! This LEGO Ideas project is an automated side-loading garbage truck that reinvents minifig-scale garbage collection. Visit our page at ideas.lego.com to see more details and support the project!
Engine: Cummins ISX12 350 HP refuse code six cylinder diesel
Transmission: Allison 4500RDS
This is the newest LaBrie automated garbage collectors mounted on a Peterbilt 320 chassis that Toms River, NJ owns & operates. It is one of a large fleet of these the Township operates. This photo was taken in October of 2013 shortly before the truck was delivered to them.
The automated postal center is a custom-made platform by Wincor-Nixdorf based on one of their indoor ATM designs (a version of which can often be seen as a Chase ATM inside certain Target stores). It has an online internet-based connection that, according to the guy servicing it, interacts with postal systems in Washington D.C. through a secure connection.
The scale on the left was custom made just for the Post Office. It can support up to 200lbs, is accurate to a fraction of an ounce and is legal for trade. The scale is the big metal square on the left, there are also ruler markings embossed onto the metal edging on the platform.
There are three thermal label printers on the bottom. The leftmost slot dispenses package labels, these are the common 4"x6" vertical labels you see with the address and confirmation barcodes. The one labeled "forms" in the middle dispenses a combined Return Receipt and Certified Mail labels; the same label prints if you buy any of these services, and it has instructions on how to tear off and apply only the one's you've paid for. Both of these print from rolls.
The "postage" slot underneath the screen dispenses 18-stamp "ATM stamp" panes of Forever Stamps. It can also dispense other denominations of stamps as IBI-stamps on tiny slips of sticker paper that are about 1.5" by 3". The IBI (Information Based Indicia) stamps have an DataMatrix barcode similar to the ones seen on the 4"x6" labels and on postage meters, however, these stamps can be used at any time.
Like PC postage stamps, APC stamps identify packages from a "known mailer" and may be used to mail items over 13 ounces without taking the package to a retail counter. This is because the APC takes your photo and only accepts credit/debit cards.
The camera is the black square under the screen in the center of the APC, and captures a still image when you reach the payment options screen. These images are retained for an unknown amount of time (the postal employee said he didn't know how long) to deter fraud and prohibited materials. The APC also has software that measures the image and will not let you proceed to the payment screen if the image is too dark or the camera is not functional. So if you want to anonymously mail a bunch of fireworks and illegal drugs with your boss's credit card, you're out of luck.
Available services include:
Sending Domestic mail at most retail rates, including Package Services, First Class, Priority and Express, as long as it fits in the special chute at the right
Sending International mail for envelopes containing documents and correspondence only
Delivery Confirmation, Insured Mail, Certified Mail, Return receipt (electronic and physical)
Calculating rates for any package you are allowed to send with the APC
Sending packages with partial postage already on it (minimum purchase $1.00)
Buying sheets of 18 Forever stamps
Buying variable-denominated IBI postage stamps (minimum total $1.00)
Renew PO Box
Postal services that the APC does NOT provide:
Signature Confirmation (why?) - you may purchase a similar Return Receipt Electronic service only with Certified Mail or Insurance Over $200
International packages
Registered Mail
PO Box Application (available on the web, present ID to pick up keys)
Money Orders, DineroSeguro or any other financial services
Any packages that do not fit completed in the chute
Note: APC doesn't take cash. There is a $1 minimum purchase for credit card transactions.
I spent a few days automating an Olympus metrology BHM system with three StackShot drives. One used as a direct drive on the focus control and then two full StackShots rails at 90 degrees to each other driving a post going through an extended sample stage on a standard X-Y table. The post has a sleeve bearing to allow focusing. Two prototype StackShot controllers are connected together and talk to each other allowing fully automated X-Y panning. Unfortunately at the moment I cannot connect three controller together so the stacking has to be set off manually.
www.londonfilmmuseum.com/competition-winners.htm
article.wn.com/view/2010/06/29/Harryhausen_donating_lifes...
Click "Automated" on the side-bar thing.
Also, youtube:
www.youtube.com/user/jednetuk#p/u/2/yBzQNI4spFA
On London Film Museum's Account:
www.youtube.com/user/londonfilmmuseum#p/a/u/0/0xeUEOBFChU
And extended "exam" version:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMkjPNQm4YM
I made this, in over 24 hours of animation. Hadn't put it on the 'Tube because it's my exam piece, but my dad did, to enter it in a competition. This one: www.londonfilmmuseum.com/meet-ray.htm Which officially closed 5pm Monday, entries were supposed to be sent in on a DVD. I won with this, that I entered 8pm, Thursday, on Youtube. I'm jokingly telling people my animation was so great that it bent time, space and bureaucracy, the solidest substance known to man.
Further links:
www.londonfilmmuseum.com/famous-friends.htm
twitter.com/ldnfilmmuseum/status/18536173767
Rare footage of me (!) meeting Terry Gilliam!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTsjIhsHKbs
Photograph of me, Ray, and Victoria (joint winner) www.londonfilmmuseum.com/editace/files/articles/2010/comp...
Automated war machine. With his multispectral eyes detect an incoming menace, and dispatch them using his main armament. Close defense is by means of a pair of rifle-caliber multibarrel guns.
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My robot factor on display at Brickworld.
The interesting thing about this display was, it was originally where the Grace Jones is - Iain's ship on top. We had the 'brilliant' idea of putting it on a box to make the ToroLUG display more interesting...
The box started to sag and the factor broke for an hour...
Lesson is - never put anything on a box. (unless you had a box of plate to build a flat surface).
See it in action here: www.flickr.com/photos/si-mocs/6027349129/in/set-721576273...
Mural titled "Automate", at the corner of 2nd and Main Streets, Dubuque, Iowa. The artist is Gaia. Gaiaās studio work, installations and gallery projects have been exhibited throughout the world, and his street work has been documented in books on urban art. He was listed as a 2015 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Art and Style recipient. While he lives and works in Baltimore, Gaia spends a majority of his time painting murals throughout the world. āAutomateā is one of four murals he has created in Dubuque. The mural depicts employees of the Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company, with the word āAutomateā superimposed upon the image. Three colors representing the American and French flags offer a nod to Dubuqueās heritage.
Automated Manufacturing Technology
Three-person Team Event
Front row L to R: Postsecondary/college medalistsāSilver-Andrew Ketchum, Tyler Cook, and Elijah Buist, Ferris State University (Mich.); and Gold-David Berry, Ashley Robinson, and Jacob Robinson, Southwestern Illinois College (Ill.). Back row L to R: Bronze-Nick Brezina, Kyle Swenstad, and Tyler Ott, Alexandria Technical and Community College (Minn.).