Max, I suspect you'd have some trouble with the tape join to the presumed pot on the helmet, and with the resolution of the pot. I actually think you'd get better resolution of the angle with my second idea, having a pointer on the digger, in front of you, to check against the tape.
At work, we've actually talked a bit about studying techniques for following straight lines. Might put this in the hopper. Paper in a few years or so <GRIN> Tom On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 09:51:53PM -0500, Max Robinson wrote: > Interesting. An extension of this would be to use an angle sensor that will > control a tone generator like the auditory gimmick. When the tape is > straight ahead or behind the tone would be at it's lowest. If you got off > line the tone would increase. You could easily tell which way to turn by > experimentally turning your head to see which way you are off. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: m...@maxsmusicplace.com > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > funwithtubes-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Fowle" <fo...@ski.org> > To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 8:56 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: following straight lines: > > > > Actually I wonder if a self winding tape could be put on a hefty stake > > beyond the eventual end of the proposed ditch. Then fasten the free end > > of > > the tape to your helmet, everybody working with heavy equipment wears a > > helmet of course, and just reach up once in a while to see that the tape > > remains straight ahead of you. It winds up as you follow it along. > > > > For even more accuracy, fasten a stick to the digger so it points at the > > tape where you can reach it to check. > > > > Tom Fowle > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > > Or > > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > > List Members At The Following address: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > > address for more information: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > > list just send a blank message to: > > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
