Open Questions
2012
Engineering
These are some questions I've asked myself while reading the research of others.
- Open Questions
- Some open* questions inspired by the research of others.
* i.e. yet to be answered (to my knowledge, but if I'm wrong, please tell me) - Q: Can meaningful data be gathered by analyzing the load signatures of LED traffic lights when they aren't illuminated; i.e. as photodiodes, LEDs can also be used for light detection, perhaps in relation to traffic movement, etc.?
Reference: "Multimedia Content Identification Through Smart Meter Power Usage Profiles"
Reference: "Power signature analysis" - Q: Can you meaningfully improve the monitoring of global health by deploying remote, automated sensors that detect pathogen DNA from filth flies?
Reference: "Detection of Pathogen DNA from Filth Flies Using Filter Paper Spot Cards"
Reference: "Synanthropic flies as potential vectors of pathogenic microorganisms and parasites" - Q: Can you reduce the complexity and overhead of being an informed citizen by "C-mapping" Wikipedia, via algorithms and/or crowdsourcing?
Reference: What is a C-map?
Reference: "The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them"
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The idea was to build a robot entirely out of newspaper (except for motors and electronics) without using adhesive. This was a creative exercise, just to see if it could be done.Engineering, Design2012 -
The idea was to build a robot entirely out of newspaper (except for motors and electronics) without using adhesive. This was a creative exercise, just to see if it could be done.Engineering, Design2012 -
Over spring break (2011) I participated in an Immersion Design Experience (IDE) through the Innovation Gymnasium at SMU. The goal was to program a handful of robots to coordinate their actions using swarm algorithms and GPS data.Engineering, Design2012 -
An ongoing personal project to create a wrist-based sensor that captures fine-grained gestural movements of a person's hand and fingers (think "Minority Report"). The goal is to keep the sensor simple and inexpensive by making up the difference in the software. Everything will ultimately be open-sourced. The sensor is mounted on a Slap Bracelet, an Arduino microcontroller board translates the analog tendon-pressure signals into digital output, and the output is visualized on a Mac using a library developed by "Plusea" from the High-Low Tech group at MIT Media Lab.Engineering, Design2012 -
The evolution of the leaderboard I designed for the Challenge App. The Photoshop comps (color images) were created by Jacob Morse. Alas, we never had time to complete the "leaderbot" mascot, shown at the end.Design2012 -
A lesson in how to ruin a plasma cutter. Made during some down time at the Innovation Gymnasium at SMU. The mustang is SMU's mascot; it's supposed to look like he's running through water... or something like that...Design2012
