Re: Holy caped crusaders its Max and his squadron of flying cats!
@William: It brings new life to the phrase "Is it a bird? Is it a plane?, No, it's ..."
Holy caped crusaders its Max and his squadron of flying cats!
What have I gotten myself into this time?
Re: Excellent test platform
@Brian: "I will find my goggles and white scarf..."
If you also wear a Beanie hat with a propeller then I will have no problem spotting you.
Let's meet in the center of town at noon tomorrow. Don't worry if I am a few minutes late ... I will be there (have I ever lied to you before?) And you may rest assured that any looks you get from passers bye fall into the category of "admiring glances" :-)
Re: Fuzzy schmuzzy
@imac: I have actually seen some interesting things done with Fuzzy Logic, but I've never done anything with it myself. Neural networks also interest me. Today's APDs (FPGAs) are fast enough that I think we could use them to implement simple Neural networks ... But first we need to build the test platform.
One of our cats -- Rocket -- says he's willing to sacrifice himself for science, and the other -- Skitty -- says that anything Rocket can do he can do better, so he is volunteering also (at least, that's what I choose to think they are saying :-)
Brian
6/16/2012 3:01:58 AM
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Excellent test platform
Hi Max,
I think the quadrotor helicopter will make the perfect test platform! Four control loops, immediate visual feedback on performance and fun to boot! I think it will be the cat's meow (pun intended).
Re: "Are you with me?" I will find my goggles and white silk scarf and have them ready and waiting.
By the way, are you building two quadrotor helicopters; one for each [of your] cats? You better 'off them' one at a time or else family members might suspect foul play :-)
imac
6/15/2012 11:49:16 PM
User Rank Expert
Fuzzy schmuzzy
I was never convinced by anything I read about fuzzy logic back in its heyday. Either it's a load of #^%@#(*, or its proponents are just REALLY bad at explaining it.
Neural networks – I'd be far more interested in connecting those to FPGAs!
p.s., I'm not saying you can't get useful results with fuzzy, just that it seems no better than any other well-considered algorithm or formula.
Re: Needs a cape
@Rich: This will give me an excuse to wear my own goggles and white silk scarf and cape in public without being laughed at (everyone will be too busy looking at the cat) ... speaking of which, now I want to race home and check our cats -- I wonder what their "wingspans" are ... I hope they are in good health and that nothing untoward happens to them...
Needs a cape
Max, you're the only guy I know who could put together a group project like this and pull it off.
One suggestion: If you can't manage to teach the mice how to tie a scarf properly, you might consider having the flight platform don a cape, instead.
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