Saturday, September 20, 2008

Some ideas and some progress

I was able to create a simple program that used the IR cameras from two wiimotes to determine the relative distance of a light source. This program also combines the two images to agree on a single x and y value for the light source. Screenshots will be added later.

I attempted to make an IR "light-wand" out of an LED flashlight and an IR LED. Attempted. It turns out that the LED that I chose required more power than the one that was originally in the flashlight. So I will either have to find a lower power LED or find a different board to solder this one onto.

My goals for this next week are to make a working IR wand and to compare ΔZreal with ΔZrelative with the wiimotes at a fixed distance to be determined later.

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