Notes from my online journal [krishna-bhatt.com]

A collection of notes, random thoughts, and observations (mostly unintelligible). Unfortunately, I cannot post everything publicly due to IP. Cheers! -Krishna

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Balancerator: gyro-noise quantities

ARW 0.5487, BI 8.62 — first below target, second still above need the stationary recording + exact Allan-curve fit region. 'gyro noise' is way too vague a label Terms: angle random walk describes the integrated effect of rate noise; bias...

Balancerator: inclination-to-servo scaling sketch

scaleMotors / convertDeg — ints eating decimals, static input, degree/radian mess redo from the COM equation. test zero + both signs + acos limits BEFORE motor movement reference functions: scaleMotors(float inclination) and convertDeg(float...

Balancerator: two-servo power fault

second servo added → sweep turned into vibration / continuous rotation?? separate supplies got the test working. need to measure the power behavior instead of leaving the explanation at 'probably draw/reset' symptom: after adding the second...

Balancerator: shoulder-and-waist load distribution

lunch-bag straps + folded towels for padding, surprisingly useful supplies 23.302 N shoulders / 21.150 N waist. keep strap lengths with the numbers assembly: repurpose lunch-bag cross-body straps, loop them through the wheel assembly, and attach...

Balancerator: leg-support trial

waist load down, thigh stress up. same total weight, new annoyance temporary leg assembly came apart too... moving on to shoulder straps recorded distribution: waist 31.923 N; legs 12.529 N. Together these equal the previous 44.452 N total, so...

Balancerator: waist-only load test

waist-only test: 45 min, 44.452 N, awkward arms + waist fatigue weight placement matters a lot more than just total mass. shoulders next? legs first in the notes protocol: wear the initial device while walking for 45 minutes; combine qualitative...

Balancerator: weight-box construction details

extra cardboard made the boxes too small for the plates lol side layers out, tape around instead. save rope spacing + shaft height before changing anything else assembly notes, Days 9–11: use cardboard containers in place of printed parts....

Balancerator: spool-supported counterweights

printer unavailable → use the discarded filament spools rope carries the box, shaft pushes it. possible side issue: crooked spool = periodic wobble = fake body movement to the gyro? fabrication constraint: school printing required supplying...

Balancerator: center-of-mass model

move the weights → shift COM, motor shouldn't hold the whole load 43.3 kg / 73.07 cm / 50 cm shaft... keep the sketch with this or the angles are going to become nonsense again mechanical idea: use two moving pendulum weights to shift...

Cookie dispenser: test protocol and limits

5 days, repeated fingerprints, count cookies + retries separately keep the failed attempts too. also '10' in the lock table means no access within the limit, not success on try 10 Daily allowance test: enroll one administrator and five child...

Cookie dispenser: blocking access through the chute

fingerprint lock, then someone just tilts the box. right. 3×3 cm blocker through the chute slot — check it doesn't become a cookie jam machine failure mode: authentication at the fingerprint sensor does not prevent someone from accessing the...

Cookie dispenser: four-LED interface

4 LEDs = tiny vocabulary, no serial monitor needed. patterns should make sense without a decoder ring... save for later: blink rhythm vs color, esp if the colors are hard to tell apart problem: the original interaction depends on reading the...

Cookie dispenser: roles, state and daily reset

fingerprint → whose cookie allowance? admin / child paths need to stay separate clock resets when unplugged... accidental unlimited-cookie mode. need a power-cycle test System: Arduino UNO, fingerprint sensor, motor-driven dispensing lever,...