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[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst
From: |
Tuomas J. Lukka |
Subject: |
[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst |
Date: |
Mon, 05 May 2003 07:17:21 -0400 |
CVSROOT: /cvsroot/gzz
Module name: manuscripts
Changes by: Tuomas J. Lukka <address@hidden> 03/05/05 07:17:21
Modified files:
Control1 : poster.rst
Log message:
twid
CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/gzz/manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst.diff?tr1=1.6&tr2=1.7&r1=text&r2=text
Patches:
Index: manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst
diff -u manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.6 manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.7
--- manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.6 Mon May 5 07:13:57 2003
+++ manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst Mon May 5 07:17:21 2003
@@ -7,16 +7,25 @@
New user interfaces could benefit from customized controllers,
but producing customized controllers is generally
-expensive and time-consuming and requires machine shop skills
+expensive and time-consuming or requires electronic and
+machine shop skills
not usually found in computer science or psychology departments.
+
+We show how novel controllers can be built easily
+with minimal mechanical and electronic skills,
+by using a standard computer mouse
+and LEGO bricks.
+
.. User interfaces introducing new ways of visualizing information
could benefit from customized controllers. But unless standard,
mass-produced parts can be used, it is expensive and time-consuming
to design, prototype and produce controllers for a spesific purpose.
-We show how novel controllers can be built from a standard mouse
-and Lego bricks, allowing anyone to reproduce the design
+The construction of rugged prototypes with LEGOs requires some
+practice but is possible.
+
+allowing anyone to reproduce the design
without any tools and to easily prototype new designs.
to design and produce for a specific
@@ -42,12 +51,22 @@
- contribution of this article:
- - a simple way to combine commodities to obtain novelties:
+ - a simple way to combine commodities to obtain flexibility:
mouse and LEGO bricks.
+ - the particular structure of using a wheel on the mouse optomechanical
+ sensor
+
- a way to do user interface device research on EXTREMELY
limited budgets
+- mindstorms sensors too inaccurate for user interface controllers,
+ and the central units expensive
+
+- advantages:
+
+ - several scientists and students have a background in LEGO bricks ;)
+
Pros:
- cheapness, Graph: axes: price, DOF
@@ -73,6 +92,8 @@
REF: the prototypes of the tiltable PDA
+
+REF: Mindstorms-using articles &c
Graph: axes: price, DOF
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/04
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/04
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/04
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Asko Soukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst,
Tuomas J. Lukka <=
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05
- [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/05