Mike Sousa

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Controlling temperature of bag of fluid on a hot plate type heater?

Hi I have a problem I need to solve. The system consists of a hot plate type heater that is either on or off. The bag of fluid lays on top of it. There is a sensor that the bag of fluid rests on...

12 December 2016 9,640 4 View

What are ways to cleanup motion blur in an image stream?

I have a project going that involves two Raspberry Pi picameras strategically placed behind and at the top of the windshield of a RAV4. These cameras can take HD images and video. I collect an...

07 July 2014 5,605 6 View

Mounting dual cameras on car for frontal stereo view?

I am going to mount a pair of cameras on a car to provide stereo vision out the front. I am considering attaching them to each side of the windshield looking out the front. Would there be other...

11 November 2013 3,357 3 View

What cameras to use for mounting on windshield from the inside for object detection out of vehicle front?

I wish to attach two cameras to the inside of a car's windshield (preferably through the use of suction cups) looking out the front of the car. They will be arranged to return a stereo view at...

11 November 2013 4,110 6 View

Does anyone have experience with testing autonomous cars in Northern Tier States?

To date, there are some technical problems being experienced with the testing of autonomous cars on public roads (specifically, Nevada's roads). Those I wish to discuss here deal with inclement...

09 September 2013 851 1 View

AI applications and driverless cars

Fundamental Autonomous Ground Vehicle technology has improved in recent years to the extent that they perform reasonably well on what would be considered good road conditions. But, considering...

07 July 2013 7,005 1 View

Differences between control of standard propeller (or airscrew) system and one with a ducted fan.

What are the differences between controlling a standard aircraft propeller (sometimes called an airscrew) and a ducted fan? I believe one difference is that the pitch of the propeller can be...

06 June 2013 8,194 9 View

How would one determine minimal set of sensors needed?

This is a two part question as I think they go hand-in-hand. Is there a way to determine the minimal set of sensors needed for any given exercise? For example, say one needs to detect specific...

05 May 2013 4,916 5 View

What are sensor uncertainties for the same sensor model mounted on different platforms?

What are the uncertainties one would expect if the same sensor model, say a camera were mounted on different but similar platforms? An example would be the ACC camera mounted on a number of the...

04 April 2013 1,229 3 View