Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Belts and gears

Here are some resources for belts and gears and other "drive" items:

http://www.sdp-si.com/ - they have an extensive online catalog and technical education material section.
http://www.econobelt.com/
http://www.drillspot.com/



BTW, the info first came from chiefdelphi.com - a robotics related forum.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Goertzel algorithm for tone detection

Came across an interesting algorithm today - the Goeretzel algorithm - which is used to detect specific frequencies in a sample. For example, detecting DTMF presses on the phone. There is a write up in wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goertzel_algorithm

A SDCC dev list member pointed out that for some applications, it is sufficient to use quadrature square waves to detect/demodulate specific frequencies. I need to look into this more (see sdcc user request list 2009-May-14 from Scott Dattalo). So far, I've come across:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detector_(radio)
http://www.commsdesign.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192200456

Monday, May 11, 2009

Administrative / Business Resources

Project Management Resources:
  • http://www.projectconnections.com/ - Premium membership includes templates/forms that are useful for gathering requirements, doing statement of work, proposals, et cetra.