The group of talented Bell ringers had a very strong performance today; the bells played so enthusiastically and powerfully for the last piece that made the tower shake as never seen - by us at least
We used optimised code for acquiring and detecting the vibration of the structure at a high point this time; the SunSpots and the professional kit were looking to the particular patterns observed last week's play.
The results are very encouraging; we will have to return the professional kit soon to their rightful owners, but we are left with some new ideas of how to combine strengths and improve coverage.
Let's hope we don't take long on analysing the collected data
:-D
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Thursday, 15 November 2007
It has been some eventful days
The experiment using different arrangements of accelerometers showed us the dynamism of the tower when under the influence of the bells.
We were able to use some SunSpots, a couple of Beasties, and a professional kit on the latest set up. There is plenty to be said about device attachment, sensibility, range and relevance of their shared context.
Scott McNealy and a demanding audience gave us some new ideas about possible aspects to explore and a couple of pats in the back :-D
we have to spend some time analysing even more the output of the sensors, and the technique we used for driving them. It is becoming clear that some platforms have features that seem more appropriate for tackling particular problems of the whole system
We were able to use some SunSpots, a couple of Beasties, and a professional kit on the latest set up. There is plenty to be said about device attachment, sensibility, range and relevance of their shared context.
Scott McNealy and a demanding audience gave us some new ideas about possible aspects to explore and a couple of pats in the back :-D
we have to spend some time analysing even more the output of the sensors, and the technique we used for driving them. It is becoming clear that some platforms have features that seem more appropriate for tackling particular problems of the whole system
Monday, 12 November 2007
Preparation for the 2nd visit to the Tower
We are preparing for our second visit to the Queen's Tower for another peal ringing event that will take place on the 14th of November 2007. This time we hope to get useful data and we have also managed to hire specialised high sensitivity accelerometers so we can compare our results that we will gather on the day.
Our experiment will be also followed by a demonstration to Scott McNealy the next day, chairman and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, so we have been working extra hard to try and get everything ready in time :)
Our experiment will be also followed by a demonstration to Scott McNealy the next day, chairman and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, so we have been working extra hard to try and get everything ready in time :)
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