Yes the Teensy cannot train a neural network but I was shocked when I learned how simple of hardware can run a neural network. I am student in the Machine Learning class at SCU right now. Once you train a network you have a couple of lists of numbers (weights and biases but names are not important) and these numbers can be thought of as scalars in a big huge long math expression. The training you’re thinking of does like you said require hardware up to the task of matrix multiplication and other stuff. All said, a neural network is overkill if we can get good results with this approach.
I have no real issue with using Y=(X+Y+Z)/3 for setting thresholds because it at least incorporates all terms of Y=X^2+Y^2+Z^2 (formula for magnitude). If you go with the averaging approach please take the absolute values before averaging in case I decide I’d like to be able to bail off both the back and front of the board. The magnitude uses squares to account for negatives.
Peter, it really looks like you are into this. Yes, I have already used the absolute values before averaging but I have no problem going for magnitude instead, if you think that is better.
Look in the datasheet of the chip most of the modern IMU’s have free fall detections feature built in. But still personally I wouldunt relly on some 50 to couple of hundred hertz latency plus some other latency in transmission and firmware. Yes it will work but in some extreme cases might not work. Like that pro french guy who managed to put his finger in the prop faster than the failsafe.
Before talking about AI algorithm we must first identify the sensors and actuators of the agent. In this case an IMU as the sensor and a moving flap as the actuator. I have yet to see this style of actuation in an e-foil system and am deeply skeptical over its robustness. Until the actuation mechanism is proven I will not comment on the AI control algorithm.
So it scores a 1 out of 2? Not quite. In order for an IMU to be able to detect foiling height one must ask what is height? It can be thought of as a difference in the Z component of two position vectors. Ah, position! But my IMU does not give me any positions it gives an acceleration vector? Right, recall introductory physics/calculus: derive position to get velocity, derive velocity to get acceleration? A relationship between my sensor values and desired values, woo-hoo! Not quite. What happens when you derive a constant? You get 0. Inversely, what happens when you integrate? You end with a + C which represents some constant that was derived (to 0) from the input expression to the integration. Spell it out for me. If you integrate acceleration you get velocity + C and for our sake C is really hard to find. To make matters worse, you must integrate this to get position.
To put an end to this, to determine foiling height from an IMU one must be able to successfully integrate the acceleration vector twice. You will find some cutting edge research papers working on techniques to estimate lost constants but the technology is not robust. If it were, cell phone owners would probably be more sensitive over their IMU data like they are with GPS.
The final PCB (hopefully) is now uploaded to Seeed Fusion. I addition to the forgotten resistors, breaking out the IMU and adding connectors for the backlight, there where a few other problems I had to address. The tactile switches I used in the drawing program was using the wrong pins to close the circuit and in order to get the on/off functionality to work correctly, another transistor and resistor was needed. I will update Post 38 with the new Gerber files, schematics and parts list.
New PLA is on it’s way and I will start printing the “production” remote as soon as the filament arrives.
If anyone is interested I will try to do a step by step tutorial of the entire process of assembling the remote.
I can’t wait for the final version… I really would appreciate a really detailed instruction over the remote assembly.
I have ordered most of the parts… just a few minor things as the greber files and order a circuitboard.
But I’m waiting for your final version.
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Disaster!!!
There was a production error on the new boards. All the holes are too small. Can’t get any components through the holes except the transistors and resistors. If you look at the BT connector you can clearly see the difference between the old and new PCB. I have compared the drill files and they are using the diameter.
It’s just a 2-layer board so yes, I thought of that but I don’t have a 0.5 mm drill bit. Can’t find one at my local hardware store either. Will probably need to order 50 of them online since I’ll most likely will break one for each hole
Hopefully Seeed will answer me on Monday and start a new production. That will set me back one week with the remote, but I have plenty of other things to do instead with the board so I’ll concentrate on that
That’s good news that it’s 2 layer. I’ll be able to mill out a PCB then!
I want to design a more modular based housing that can be pour moulded and uses a 18650 in the handle. With an easy waterproof screw cap to pop the battery in and out for charging…
I should be doable to mill the PCB, just look out for the via holes. Also. a lot of the ‘regular’ holes are also used as via. Could be a bit tricky to get the solder to flow to the other side of the board
Interesting, please tell me if you want to alter the layout or size of the PCB. I’ll be glad to help
That works perfect for the pure via holes and it’s also easy with resistors, transistors and other components where you have access to both sides but the problem is where you don’t have access to both sides like the connectors and and the MCU. You have to flux the pins and hope the solder flows to the other side
With a visual quick look I can count 5 connector pins and 2 MCU pins acting as via. If I look at the boards I have soldered so far, solder has flowed to the other side on more than half of the resistors and transistors but it’s hard to tell on the connectors and MCU.
I have been failing since to get new design or modify Hiorth remote to meet that. I should say I had no CAD skills prior to that. It would be great to see how you do it
