so we’re moving away from using the fan because we cannot get enough wind with our little radioshack motor. boo. so much for the h-bridge circuit and analog coding success and fan hacking i did yesterday. double boo.
howeeeever, charley found great material for the bird (no need to sew umbrellas together anymore), and we brainstormed more and more and have a new grand concept that should work like butter. no dc motor and fan, but instead a servo, pulleys, and levers. the bird will still be fairly free flowing, but more reliable under our control. we’ll be drilling holes and using the woodshop more too. fun stuff.
we also discussed ideas for presention:
lights off yes.
stillness then triggered by flapping motion.
video shoot on blue screen? sky video behind perhaps.
setup before or during break.
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