Personal projects introduction for Makespace Cambridge (makespace.org), presented in Pecha Kucha format on 29/04/2013

1. Intro

2. Past projects
• Go-karts
• mud yacht
• 2CV
• Trike
• Trailer tent
• VW camper
engine conversion

3. 2x solar cars with Cambridge University Eco Racing

4. 2x solar cars with Cambridge University Eco Racing
Past:

5. 1963 Bedford J2 – Plaxton Embassy coachwork
Current:

6. Structurally and mechanically sound again it is starting
to look (a little) better...
So I bought another one
Current:

7. Dalek
(Mk II Imperial in case anyone cares)
• Why?
Hemispheres?
Need to appear black/silver
until backlit –
suggestions welcomed
Current:

8. Dalek
(Mk II Imperial in case anyone cares)
• Why?
Hemispheres?
Need to appear black/silver
until backlit –
suggestions welcomed
Current:

9. Thermoelectric waste heat battery charger
• Aimed at off-grid dwellings (boats, huts etc.) to supplement winter energy
provision when solar ineffective and stove on for long periods anyway.
• Thermoelectric modules – Seebeck Effect: ca. 7% efficient.
• Other designs using useful heat sources
but what about genuinely waste heat?
- flue gases from stoves?
Current:

10. Thermoelectric waste heat battery charger
• Aimed at off-grid dwellings (boats, huts etc.) to supplement winter energy
provision when solar ineffective and stove on for long periods anyway.
• Thermoelectric modules – Seebeck Effect: ca. 7% efficient.
• Other designs using useful heat sources
but what about genuinely waste heat?
- flue gases from stoves?
Current:

11. Low cost ‘Pi-nect’ morphological/ecological monitoring tool
Portable system using dGPS
waypoints and accelerometer
and gyro data to interpolate
position between waypoints.
and/or
Fixed location, long-term
monitoring installation with
solar supply and
automated/sensor triggered
time-lapse DEM capture
+
=
Guarnieri et al. 2009
Versatility
Cost (2 orders of magnitude)
Data quality
Multiple sensors
Open source
??
Current:

12. Low cost ‘Pi-nect’ morphological/ecological monitoring tool
Portable system using dGPS
waypoints and
accelerometer/gyro data to
interpolate position between
waypoints.
and/or
Fixed location, long-term
monitoring installation with
solar supply and
automated/sensor triggered
time-lapse DEM capture
+
=
Guarnieri et al. 2009
Versatility
Cost (2 orders of magnitude)
Data quality
Multiple sensors
Open source
??
Current:

13. Low cost ‘Pi-nect’ morphological/ecological monitoring tool
Portable system using dGPS
waypoints and
accelerometer/gyro data to
interpolate position between
waypoints.
and/or
Fixed location, long-term
monitoring installation with
solar supply and
automated/sensor triggered
time-lapse DEM capture
+
=
Guarnieri et al. 2009
Versatility
Cost (2 orders of magnitude)
Data quality
Multiple sensors
Open source
??
Current:

14. Future projects? Dreams?
Leatherwood
• 1 (or 2?) person
• Junk rig and ‘boom tent’ conversion
• Inland waterways cruising
Dreams:

15. Taurus (By age 21...)
• 14ft ‘Tug Yacht’ - Steel - Inboard diesel
Dreams:

16. EV/Velomobile: Human-Electric hybrid
Dreams:

17. Energy independence for ****
• Hamlet of eight households surrounded by arable and saltmarsh
• The perfect opportunity for an experiment in utility independence?
Dreams:

18. Energy independence for Landermere
• Biomass?
• Methane?
• CHP?
• Micro-tidal?
• Solar?
• Wind?
Ground-source/water source if we’re lucky
Dreams:

19. Other future projects
• Composting toilet
• Concealed direct-drive bicycle
• A garden shed
• Pi-based automated flood response/defence system
• Rebuild trike engine
Dreams:

20. Contributions
Suggestions
Questions
Here I am, this is me
There's no where else on Earth I'd rather be.
Here I am, it's just me and you
And tonight we make our dreams come true
- Bryan Adams