If you are looking for a way to get a pan tilt camera into a plane this Techpod U.A.V. Kickstarter might be what you were waiting for. Watch the video to see how much technical work went into the design and see the plane take flight. The dome in the front allows a pan/tilt camera to get some great shots. “A high performance remote control airplane for first person
If you have one of the new Raspberry Pi microcontrollers there may come a time where you need to print something. Tobias sent in his Raspberry Pi Printer Interface project where he does just that. He built a method of capturing web sites as an image which allowed them to be printed. Tobias has made the code available for you to have a good starting point for your printing
How would you like to know when your doorbell is pressed even when you are out of the house? If you have a camera system you could even see who is there and if you know them you might as well give them a call to let them know when you will be back in. 🙂 Martin’s Hobby Projects site has the details on the Wireless Doorbell sends SMS
Andy Rawson built an open hardware Thermal Imaging Device for use with Smart Phones (the code and details will be posted soon I am assuming). We have seen the commercial version of these Thermal Imaging Cameras used on home renovation shows to pinpoint insulation issues. As Andy mentions these cameras are much more than the average home owner could afford to spend to learn where his house is lacking
Seems that reverse engineering remote control toys is becoming quite popular. Last week we saw an RC toy car get hacked so it could be controlled by an Arduino. Kerry Wong recently completed a project where he reverse engineered a toy helicopter. Many inexpensive remote control toys use IR light to transmit commands instead or conventional RF signals which is what Kerry is dealing with in this project.
If you want to learn about microcontrollers in a classroom setting but don’t have the time (or money) to attend university lectures you are in luck. Bruce Land who teaches the popular ECE4760 Microcontrolle course has just posted the lecture videos online. This means you can get the benefit of this great Cornell course from the convenience of your own home and it will not cost you a cent.
Jon Bennett from JBProjects.net has just completed his latest creation. He purchased a cheap $9 remote control car, added a bit of electronics and now has a car that allows complete control using an Arduino. He has PWM control over the motors to give the car some refined control. All of the code has been made available so you could make your own.
