MOTION (Radar, Speedometer, Tachometer, Odometer, Camera)

Motion

noun 1 the action or process of moving or being moved : the laws of planetary motion | a cushioned shoe that doesn’t restrict motion. • a gesture : she made a motion with her free hand. • a piece of moving mechanism. 2 a formal proposal put to a legislature or committee : the head of our commission made a motion that we rewrite the constitution. • Law an application for a rule or order of court. 3 Music the movement of a melodic line between successive pitches : they rely heavily on repeated chord tones and much less often on conjunct melodic motion. verb [ trans. ] 1 direct or command (someone) with a movement of the hand or head : he motioned Dennis to a plush chair | [ trans. ] he motioned the young officer to sit down | [ intrans. ] he motioned for a time out. 2 make a proposal in a deliberative or legislative body : [with clause ] she recognized the majority leader, who motioned that the body adjourn.

Using a combination of the following quantifiers of motion, data can be collected and stored for analysis.

Radar- a system for detecting the presence, direction, distance, and speed of aircraft, ships, and other objects, by sending out pulses of high frequency electromagnetic waves that are reflected off the object moving and back to the source of the waves.  Origin: 1940s  name comes from ra(dio) d(etection) a(nd) r(anging)

Speedometer- a device that measures the speed in automobiles and other mobile mechanical equipment.  In a boat this apparatus is referred to as a pit log.  In a plane it is called an airspeed indicator.  Traditionally in cars speedometers consist of an arrangement of magnets that rotate around one another on the output shaft on the rear of the transmission thus calculating the speed of the vehicle.  This method is being replaced by electronic speedometers which use sensors to establish speed and directions of the output shaft.

Tachometer-an instrument that measures the rotation speed of a shaft or disk, as in a motor or other machine.  These measurements are quantified in rotations per minute (RPM).  This device measures the frequency of movement. Odometer-device that indicates distance traveled by a car or other vehicle.  The device itself may be electronic, mechanical, or a combination of the two. Camera-“motion picture”  Video cameras can either document a live broadcast for realtime observation or they can record to a storage device.  Live feeds are often used to observe a site from a remote location for tactical as well as security/surveillance needs.

PACHUBE Store, share & discover realtime sensor, energy and environment data from objects, devices & buildings around the world. Pachube is a convenient, secure & scalable platform that helps you connect to & build the ‘internet of things’. So What Exactly is it? If you have a device, building, environment, or sensor (either physical or virtual) that is connected to the internet you can register a feed to store, share, graph, and distribute its datastreams in realtime.

What does this mean? Data is logged on the internet from these various devices.  This information is categorized and made accessible to other pachube users. What is Pachube used for? If you are…. … a consumer, you might connect up your electrity meter to track it over time, embed usage graphs in your own website, calculate your realtime carbon footprint or use iPhone or gPhone applications to monitor it remotely … a tinkerer, you might connect up basic home-automation devices, so that you can control them, or have them respond to your office or distant family’s environment … virtually-inclined, you might have your Second Life environment respond to sensors in the realworld (or vice versa) … an architect, you might use site-specific realtime sensor data to modulate (or generate) a Sketchup model, or use EEML data in conjunction with IFC-compliant models (as can be exported from AutoCad, etc.) to undertake post-occupancy evaluation … a facilities manager, you might connect up specific outputs from your Building Management System, so that specific data items (like current energy consumption or temperature level) can be shared with the public without compromising security … a property developer, you might connect together several buildings to allocate resources or monitor energy consumption and occupancy … a product designer, you might design a set of networked objects, lamps or furniture that react to each other at a distance, even from either sides of the planet … a device designer, you might create a population of mobile gadgets that makes use of ad-hoc and one-to-many sensor connections, or USB dongles that respond to each other at a distance … a maker, you might build blogjects and devices based on Arduino that can connect to each other across the network, or share their realtime sensor data with dozens of others … an interaction designer, you might build environments that respond to climate data from different parts of the world (or, perhaps, other interactive environments) … a graphic designer, you might create dynamic realtime visualisations (using Processing or Flash) of physical sensor data … a web designer, you might build a website that responds in realtime to conditions or interactions in the physical world (for example, by using javascripts to change document elements dynamically in response to sensor data) … a wearables designer, you might produce smart clothing or footwear that connects and interacts across the network and foster communities around people who wear them … a developer, you might webscrape interesting data to add it to the repository or route feeds via other web services to create mashups … a blogger, you might subscribe to RSS or Atom feeds of particular sensor taggings, and get updates when new feeds are added … a games designer, you might create networked or online game that enable players to interact across the planet, or respond to conditions in the physical world … a sociologist, you might monitor communities of geographically-specific sensor data in order to inform the design or participation process … an urban designer, you might track pollution and climate data from a section of the city and embed this data in external websites for public information purposes … a researcher, you might log sensor histories over time, export graphs and compare aggregates of similar sensor types … a fleet or stock owner, you might track, and make public or private, the location and status of individual vehicles, ships, inventory or livestock … a space scientist, you might extract individual data items from a spacecraft (like “interplanetary magnetic field”) and make them available for public dissemination reference: http://community.pachube.com/what_can_i_use_pachube_for MOTORS

A motor is a device that creates motion.  It is not an engine.  An electric motor is a maching that converts electricity into mechanical motion.  There are several different types of electric motors that operate on different systems and produce a variety of output functions. AC/DC An AC motor is driven by alternating current.  Two types of AC motors are synchronous motors and induction motors.  DC motors operate on direct current electricity and include brushed DC electric motors and Brushless DC motors.  There are also electrostatic motors that use attraction and repulsion of electric charges, servo motors that are commonly used in robotics, and internal fan cooled motors.  another relevant forms of motors include hydraulic motors that operate on pressure systems. The important thing to understand is that these motors are manufacture and essentially programmed to perform a certain output.   The input of these functions can vary in form. WOODSURE A natural wood that has been infused with acrylic resin, which enhances both the beauty of the wood and its durability. The acrylic-infused process converts wood into a dimensionally stable material that repels water, resists dents and abrasions, and is much harder than untreated wood. This process allows abundant softwoods to be used in the place of scarcer hardwoods. WoodSure’s proprietary acrylic-infused process also intensifies the wood-grain pattern, amplifying the drama of wood’s natural internal structure. My reaction to this product is understanding the long term compatibility issues of a natural material with very dynamic properties encased within a man made resin with more static properties.

http://www.woodsure.com/assets/images/05WW017-SpecSheet_6-30[1]Sell Sheet.pdf STONES

Tempered transparent glass is used in the construction industry for windows and other applications. Construction glass is often over-ordered to account for breakage during shipping and installation. Unused tempered glass from construction and renovation sites that cannot be processed any further often ends up in landfills. Where the acquisition of tempered glass from construction sites and other postindustrial sources is possible, Joel Berman Glass Studios utilizes this glass in the manufacture of Stones. Approximately 80 percent of a typical sheet of the glass is made from recycled material. Although Stones is primarily a waste product, it appears much more luxurious than the tempered transparent glass from which it came. Check out the website of this designer.  He does some pretty amazing stuff as far as architectural glass goes.

Website of Designer http://www.jbermanglass.com/glass/glass.html INTERAC TABLE

Andreas Störiko designed the InteracTable in order to answer questions regarding the nature of work in the new millennium: Why does an increasing rate of media discontinuity block our thinking although it is the digital age? What should furniture that allows teamwork on the computer look like? What would a digital work environment that actually encourages creativity look like? The InteracTable is a high table with a large-format, interactive screen integrated into the top surface, which serves as a shared working platform for project groups. The InteracTable combines high technology with familiar work practices; it is operated by a pen or a finger instead of a keyboard or mouse. The design as a “normal” high table creates a familiar atmosphere for discussions and allows natural integration within seminar and conference spaces. Most importantly, the InteracTable provides a meeting place in an infomal atmosphere for all those involved in a project. Such a work environment promotes creativity and innovation and supports shared processing of complex information structures such as project plans and engineering drawings. I found this “material” to be incredibly relevant within the realm of design.  As digital technology plays an ever increasing role within design disciplines adaptations must occur to make our current technology more efficient and more comfortable for those who must interact with it.  This includes the computer wiz as well as those who are stuck in their ways and know basic functions and are not willing to extend their knowledge of technology.  While the interac table may not be the answer it is on the right track.  While we use a smart board hung on a stand the interac table appears to be more stable and portable.  Instead of standing infront of the stand sharing a smart pen users can surround the interact table and use their fingers and personal pen like objects to operate the table.

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