<div dir="ltr">Maybe this is a dumb question... but are multiple cheap cameras an option? <br><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>I do like where this project is going and would like to hear more about your progress. I had to go down in our crawlspace this weekend to spray for bugs and man, I really do not like going down there! LoL</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-Brian<br></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 2:10 PM Trampas Stern via TriEmbed <<a href="mailto:triembed@triembed.org">triembed@triembed.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">use a drone</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 12:53 PM John Wettroth via TriEmbed <<a href="mailto:triembed@triembed.org" target="_blank">triembed@triembed.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span>I worked on a system long ago for the Gas Research Institute (GRI).<span> </span>It was called a Pipe mouse and they deployed them in many forms and still do.<span> </span>They looked<span> </span>like a snake (kind of) and were used for 6” or greater gas pipe inspection- corrosion, etc.<span> </span>The existing model was just a video camera based system.<span> </span>They came to my old company (SAIC- Instrument Development Lab) to make an X-Ray backscatter version (our specialty) to look at pipe and joint integrity.<span> </span>We finished the contract but I think the video ones are still the vast majority.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>I like your idea- looks pretty cool and fun.<span> </span>I wonder if with the price of cameras these days, you couldn’t just point a fixed camera at each of the trouble spots maybe 4 or 5.<span> </span>I have a bunch (20 or so) of standard definition camera from an old project.<span> </span>We could make a deal…<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Here is a link to some work on “Pipe Mice”.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Regards,<br>John M. Wettroth<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">E: <a href="mailto:jwet@mindspring.com" target="_blank">jwet@mindspring.com</a><br>M: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">(</span><span style="font-size:10pt">919) 349-9875 <br>H:<span> </span>(984) 329-5420</span><span><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>From:</span></b><span> TriEmbed <<a href="mailto:triembed-bounces@triembed.org" target="_blank">triembed-bounces@triembed.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Craig via TriEmbed<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 26, 2022 2:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> Triangle Embedded Interest Group <<a href="mailto:triembed@triembed.org" target="_blank">triembed@triembed.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [TriEmbed] Experience with inspection robot projects?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I just finished off my Ham Clock and display project: <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5429286" target="_blank">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5429286</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I think next I'd like to put a web-controllable camera on a track in my crawlspace to keep an eye on things without having to crawl down there.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thought is an inverted T-shaped track with a hobby motor driving a couple of wheels and carrying a camera and LED lights around the crawlspace. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Pan / tilt. Maybe an arm to lower the camera as needed. A charging station along the track where the car can pull in and top off the battery bank(s).<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The picture below gives some idea what I'm thinking. Anybody done anything similar??<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><img border="0" width="333" height="355" id="gmail-m_1262882052598265670gmail-m_5576872253760759155Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:18240a759154cff311"></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thoughts, experiences, hints and tips are welcome!<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Best,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Ron<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"></td><td rowspan="2" style="padding:0in"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">-- <u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">J'ai bonne espérance!<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <span><img border="0" width="59" height="69" id="gmail-m_1262882052598265670gmail-m_5576872253760759155_x0000_i1025" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4x7f0IaPYeVI5XBRH_XOTAY9QJ37cnEngLme61N1hiZatYMNWaN6q8Jxg-TkhQaFLtncx3wKSg"></span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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