Can one say today that they purchase a cellular phone mainly to use it to talk, without all the little features that comes with them? For the technologically savvy, the answer is “no”. Its inventor, Dr. Martin Cooper made the first US analogue mobile phone call in 1973. The Motorola DynaTac has broken the barrier …
Monthly Archive: July 2009
Jul
31
More about A.I.
While looking online, I found some articles about AI that talked about how certain kind of technology could be helpful in the next years for us in order to create better artificial intelligence. Some days later, I was on facebook and my friend posted this link about how computers and machines would “take over” our …
Jul
30
The Project54 Relay Box
Encyclopedia Britannica gives the definition of a relay. Project54 uses 8 relays in order to control the lights and siren on the Lee Motorcycle, in a relay box. This relay box consists of the 8 relays, and a microcontroller that switches the relays on and off. To turn these relays on and off, ASCII commands must be …
Jul
29
UNH KEEPERS Summer Camp
For the week of July 13th, elementary school students in the Durham area participated in the KEEPERS camp in Kingsbury Hall. The Kids Eager for Engineering Program with Elementary Research-based Science is a week long science camp that allows the children to develop an understanding of various engineering fields. The KEEPERS staff that includes University …
Jul
28
Keeper's Camp Takes a Tour of Project 54
We enjoyed the company of the Keeper’s Camp when they visited Project 54. The kids were very excited as we showed them a taste of what we do. Mark, Erika , Oskar and myself took the twenty-four kids around Morse Hall and showed them the show car and simulator. They sat in the drivers seat …
Jul
24
Computers and technology thus far…
So this last week in technology was all about the moon landing that happened on July 20th, 40 years ago. And I found this youtube video that makes you think of the possibilities for our future: Erick Janampa
Jul
22
Large Multi-Touch Display in City Center
I came across this research paper on ACM. The CityWall project places a multitouch screen on a shop window for people passing by to interact with. The study focuses on the ways the users approach, participate and interact with the display in public. Specifically, they looked at the dynamics of the approach (noticing the display,stepwise …
Jul
21
UNH Tech Camp visits Project 54
This week UNH’s Tech Camp visited Project 54 to take a look at the simulator. The tech camp is a program based out of Kingsbury Hall, where kids from seventh through tenth grade are able to get a sense of STEM professions (These include Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). The camp is designed to give students interested in …
Jul
21
Eyetracking in a Project54 Test Car
In a world where technology is everywhere – from the common uses of cell phones, driving electric powered vehicles (Hypercar),space exploration, and even having an operation performed solely by robotic arm – machines have become dominant in society. At the turn of the century, Eye Tracking became the leading invention in technology. Now Eye tacking is …
Jul
17
Wireless Power
For the past one hundred or so years, the most common way to transmit electricity to homes and businesses has been through the use of electrical cables, and the extensive power grid that runs throughout the United States and the rest of the world. As a result of recent research done by the Massachusetts …