Shell scripts and configuration files to turn incoming GOES-16 signal via SDR into png files that are then used to update a single png loaded into an image viewer that auto-refreshes Things I do/did: Collaborate with artist Heidi Neilson to implement and integrate hardware/sculpture with software; code and troubleshoot scripts for creating, managing and displaying images … [Read more...]
Sonic Planetarium
Realtime spatial audio model of the objects orbiting Earth. Visitors walk within an array of surround-sound speakers to hear satellites pass slowly overhead. The computer running the speaker array retrieves satellite orbital data and audio files from an online database, which itself uses the API of space-track.org to retrieve two-line-element (TLE) orbital descriptions … [Read more...]
Moon Arrow
Created Node-based software deployed to a Raspberry Pi for controlling servo motors in order to keep a glowing arrow continually pointing at the moon. moonarrow.net At Maker Faire 2018! Things I do/did: Collaborate with artist Heidi Neilson to implement and integrate hardware/sculpture with software; script automatic setup of offline LAN when in field; create nodejs-based … [Read more...]