The End of Winter Quarter 2014

The End of Winter Quarter 2014

The subject mater covered this quarter was done in a strange and different way than I had traditionally.  The daily blog entries and micro projects didn’t give me the same sense of purpose that term papers had in the past.  The scattered nature of the material made me aware that the blog entries were key in gathering it together.  It was by this that my sense of purpose and accomplishment became clear.  Unlike the term papers, the blog still has…

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Silly or Serious?

Silly or Serious?

This last post for the quarter started out with me looking for someone that put it all together.  Turns out I found this instead and it got my attention. Measuring Pollution and Health – Wearable Project Wins Prize.  It was dated July 11th, 2013.  What was the prize?  A sum of $15,000.  Here’s one of the winners with a project demo. I’ve seen some impressive work done by folks and to think this sort of work doesn’t have rewards is…

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Arduino Geiger Logger

Arduino Geiger Logger

This idea came late in the design phase of the sensor helmet.  As it turns out, commercial sensors for detecting radiation aren’t as tiny as sensors for detecting light, sound, motion, etc.  Also, they are 10 times the cost of other conventional sensors.  The cost and size would prohibit the sensor being integrated with the sensor helmet, but it could still be used for specific mapping purposes. I was able to initially source detectors online from resellers like Sparkfun and…

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