User:Larz
Larz aka Lawrence Rubanka
Current Projects:
Raspberry pi
This was delivered a few weeks ago. I've got it running with the standard Debian squeeze distribution.
I've finally got it running Wifi 802.11n. That was a struggle. There is a lot of misinformation going through the forums about power problems and wireless networking adapters. In the end, the only problems I encountered were buggy USB support.
It's serving SSH and VNC. I'm having fun logging into it from my phone and showing off to my workmates.
Aeroquad - Arduino Quadcopter
I've been playing with this on and off for the past two years.
It's a four rotor electric "helicopter" with an arduino board as the brains, 3 axis gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer sensors, a barometric sensor. It has room for GPS and SONAR as well.
I use a moderately hacked 2.4GHz radio for remote control, and a 900MHz XBee radio for telemetry & tuning.
Every other month or three, I drag it out and crash it, hence I've played with a vide variety of frames, motors, and props.
elektor Embeded Linux system (aka GNUBLIN)
Just got this little beauty. It is tiny, simple, and looks to be a lot of fun (once I figure out what I want to do with it).
Prior Projects
Heathkit GR-4000 Projector Television
High Power Rocketry Electronics (telemetry, staging, recovery deployment)
I am TRA Level II certified in the USA.
I flew my perfect certification flight in Wisconsin, USA. It was a Public Missiles Phobos with a 35mm, J3500 composite motor. I flew my own flight computer based on the Intel 8051 running with an accelerometer and barometer. The rocket made 50g, 1.2 Mach, and just touched the 8000 feet (2438m) ceiling imposed by the FAA. The parachute deployed at apogee and the rocket landed about 700m from the launchpad. A perfect flight!
