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Autofade Table Lamp

Posted on March 1, 2011 by engineerzero

Years ago, my car had an interior light that would come on when the door was opened, then slowly fade away when the door was closed. I now need something like that for my apartment. The light switch next to … Continue reading →

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Electronic Schematics in Sketchup

Posted on February 18, 2011 by engineerzero

Sure, your electronics graphics program can make 2D schematics. But can you do this? “Why would I ever want to do that?” you ask. Well, say that you’re putting together a presentation and want to hi-lite specific parts of the … Continue reading →

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Mount Saint Helens Seismic Data Visualization

Posted on February 18, 2011 by engineerzero

This is an attempt to visualize data from recent seismic activity around Mt. Saint Helens. Nothing fancy, I simply used Google Sketchup and imported the quake map off the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network page for around 2PM Thursday Feb 17, … Continue reading →

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Near Miss versus Near Collision

Posted on February 9, 2011 by engineerzero

Just so everyone is clear, a near collision is a miss, and a near miss is a collision. But what are we to make of this Google count: Anyhow, if the Internets are going to be that inaccurate, then I … Continue reading →

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Plane Near-Collision in Sketchup

Posted on February 8, 2011 by engineerzero

In the news this morning was a story about a near collision of a 777 American Airlines jetliner with a pair of US Air Force C-17 cargo planes. Here’s what the graphic looked like on ABC News: Well, I realize … Continue reading →

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Football on the Moon

Posted on February 5, 2011 by engineerzero

My nephew was interested in the possibility of lunar basketball, but since this is the weekend of the Big Game (non-TM), I decided to go with lunar (American) football instead. The simple part, of course, is to put it under … Continue reading →

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Amino acid progression

Posted on February 4, 2011 by engineerzero

This is something that I’ve wanted to do for a while, and it will obviously take a lot more work. The idea is that amino acids show a progression in complexity, and I’d like to put together a slide show … Continue reading →

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PC to Arduino to LED Control

Posted on January 29, 2011 by engineerzero

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts (like the slideshow here), I want to build a teleoperated mining robot. Since I’m somewhat short of both cash and experience, I have to start small. One key part of the system will be … Continue reading →

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Arduino Park on Youtube

Posted on January 28, 2011 by engineerzero
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Coming Attractions: Arduino Park

Posted on January 27, 2011 by engineerzero

Oh, this thing has gotten out of control. Originally, I meant to have a simple blog entry with a series of Sketchup images. Then I thought about making a Youtube video. It’s not that it takes that long, but after … Continue reading →

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