dr-strange-glove
dr-strange-glove
Dr. Strangeglove
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A blog to document my project creating a dataglove from base components. Exploration into wearable technology and machine learning (and anything else I stumble across)
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dr-strange-glove · 6 months ago
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Equipment
I've provided links to the places I bought these items - if you intend to follow along, these may be useful, but not mandatory.
Raspberry Pi Pico W (no headers) - Essential for the project, this will be the brains. I chose the wifi-enabled version (W) because it'll be easier to trial code scripts.
Velostat - Piezoresistive, flexible, conductive material - Commonly used for inexpensive flex sensors - Electrical resistance changes under pressure or when flexed - Sometimes known as Linqstat
MPU-6050 gyroscope and accelerometer - Six-axis motion tracking (everything moving freely in 3D space has six degrees of freedom - three translations, and three rotations) - Cheap, low power, and definitely works with Raspberry Pi Pico (see Instructables)
Assorted wires
Soldering iron
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dr-strange-glove · 6 months ago
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Inspiration moodboard
Repository of any sources of inspiration that may be useful later
Dataglove example (Biomedical Engineering and Biocybernetics Team, Poznan University of Technology, 2018)
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Using an MPU6050 six-axis sensor with a Raspberry Pi Pico (Instructables, date unknown)
Getting started with Raspberry Pi Pico (Raspberry Pi himself)
Beginner's soldering guide (might be necessary; it's been a while)
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dr-strange-glove · 6 months ago
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Project overview
Background
I've made this Tumblr blog to document my progress, thoughts, and ideas regarding an electronics project I'm working on. Normally I would keep this in private notes but some people expressed interest in keeping up-to-date with the project, so I figured a blog wouldn't go amiss.
It should be noted that I have a background (and foreground) in academia, but a disdain for so-called "proper academic writing". This may lead to some tonal whiplash - but hopefully will be interesting to read.
Goal
My goal for this project is easily stated: recreate a dataglove (such as one might see in advanced VR setups) using easily accessible (and affordable) components.
Actually doing this, however...... Well, I don't know how complicated it will be. It should be a fun ride though.
Motivation
My motivation, as for many great inventions (see: dishwashers, webcams, and the wheel), is laziness. In many cases, "laziness" is just another way of saying "efficiency". I cannot claim this, because my motivation is to be able to control my laptop (connected to a projector) from the other side of the room without having to get up.
"What about wireless keyboards?" I hear you ask. "They're easily accessible (and quite affordable)." And you are correct. In fact, I have several already. But, to paraphrase 35th US president John F Kennedy, "sometimes you gotta do a more difficult thing just because you can".
Next: some inspiration, and more detailed plan.
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