News

Bridle System Algorithm

2/8/12

Dudu has been working on the bridle system algorithm for the last 3 weeks, and he finally got it working.

It has the same tools as the current software with many improvements. The algorithm finds the perfect path from the bar through all the bifurcating points along the “tree” to finally end on each kite attachment point. Attached are some screen grabs of one bridle model, and below is the XML file that contains bridle data and the C++ code that is the “engine” of the bridle system.

This was designed to be flexible and allow the use on many types of objects other than conventional kites. Dudu is now working now on the UI (User Interface) to facilitate the flexible design and […more]

Feb 6 – Lone Ranger Update

2/6/12

Lots of great photos from this day, including some details of the Deepsea Observatory sediment trap and the Kytoon.

Feb 4 – Lone Ranger Update

2/4/12

Today most activities were delayed due to foul weather. The boat did progress from station #5 toward station #6.

KAICam App Update

2/3/12

Jamie has made several changes to the KAICam Android application, in support of the cruise with MBARI this week. To make the screen space on larger tablets more usable, the layout is now dynamically adjusted to maximize the preview image size.

To help in situations in which the network topology changes frequently, the app now automatically find other instances of itself that inhabit the same network. This way, the remote viewing client can connect to a camera server without being specially configured with the camera’s IP address in advance.

Other improvements include better networking efficiency and stability, and the continuous logging of GPS and air pressure (for altitude) where available.

The two images are screenshots of the app running on […more]