scolton
Mostly videos of fun engineering projects in which I've been involved.
Collection videos
tinyKart: Snow Drifting
Added 1 year ago | 00:02:16 | 3251 views
Snow drifting with an ultralight (25kg / 26kg filled with snow) electric go-kart during the March snowstorm. The kart has independent RWD and about five horsepower, so it puts on a good show. More info on the kart: http://scolton.bl...
PCB Quadrotor: Strobe Vibration Vis...
Added 1 year ago | 00:01:59 | 1932 views
One of the challenges of making a PCB-based micro quadrotor has been vibrations in the relatively thin, flexible frame. To visualize the vibrations, I used a strobe light set to a frequency that is slightly higher or lower than the prope...
tinyKart: Winter Special
Added over 1 year ago | 00:02:36 | 2236 views
Some say that his urine turns snow blue, and that he doesn't believe in polar bears.More info: http://scolton.blogspot.com/p/cap-kart.html#tinykart
4pcb: More Balanced Props | 1-17-12
Added over 1 year ago | 00:01:36 | 2670 views
I tried balancing the props as well as I could using a new, better method. You can tell from the sound that they're still not perfect, but the improvement in hover stability allowed me to learn a new trick: hand launching.More info: ...
tinyKart: Testing New Motors and Ba...
Added over 1 year ago | 00:01:51 | 2533 views
Motors: 2x EMP C6374-200 (2.5kW peak each)http://www.leaderhobby.com/product.asp?ID=9394001224160Battery: 12S3P A123 26650M1-sorta-B (39.6V, 6.9Ah, 30mΩ) Still has some controller issues to sort out, but it works well.
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