Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Surfboard with Onboard Computer / Photos

The full story on the surfboard with an onboard computer is here.
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Videos are here.

caption for photo above: (L-R): Dan Ferguson, Trevor Owen, Benjamin Thompson, Julia Tsai, Victor Correa Schneider. Photo credit: UC San Diego




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Above caption: Dan Ferguson presses the button that triggers recording of the data captured by the boards sensors. Photo credit: UC San Diego



Above caption: Benjamin Thompson takes the surfboard with onboard computer down to Windansea Beach in La Jolla, California. Photo credit: UC San Diego


Above caption: (L-R): Benjamin Thompson, Julia Tsai, and Trevor Owen with their data-collecting surfboard. Photo credit: UC San Diego


Above caption: (L-R): Benjamin Thompson surfs the data-collecting surfboard. The onboard computer is visible at the front of the board. Photo credit: UC San Diego


Above caption: Victor Correa Schneider prepares to monitor the data sent from the surfboard to land in real-time. Photo credit: UC San Diego



Above caption: (L-R): Structural engineering Ph.D. student Benjamin Thompson preps one of the surfboards he plans to use in upcoming board flexibility tests. Photo credit: UC San Diego


Above caption: Dan Ferguson arrives at Windansea Beach with the data-collecting surfboard with onboard computer in the passenger seat.


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Surfboard with Onboard Computer / YouTube VIDEOS

The full story about the surfboard with onboard computer is here. Surfing and surfboard pictures here.



Arturo Flores' Pedestrian Remover on Engadget

Arturo Flores' pedestrian remover caught the attention of the tech blog www.engadget.com. Professor Serge Belongie jokingly wondered if the comments section might resemble some future version of conference peer review.

Check out the full story here on the Jacobs School Web site.