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Male


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Clarksville, TN


About Me:

Electronics enthusiast, C/C++ programmer, and aircraft structural mechanic. I also have a strong background in military aviation and economics.


Hometown:

Salem, VA


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Colin Sullivan replied to James F.'s discussion Carbon Fiber
"I'm not sure if the sites linked to below have exactly what you are looking for, but it might be worth a look. Is it that critical that the tape be of that exact type?

http://www.shopmaninc.com/carbonpage.html…"
May 27, 2010
Colin Sullivan replied to Brian Hudson's discussion Arduino Matrix / Vector library
"If you want generic functions for doing matrix operations, then I suggest lifting them from the Sparkfun 9dof IMU DCM source code or ArduIMU or somewhere. I haven't found a downloadable library for those funcitons either.

I noticed in your previous…"
May 13, 2010
Colin Sullivan replied to Oliver's discussion How thick should my carbon fibre be?
"Two layers should be sufficient with nearly any type of woven fabric, and even one would probably suffice for a lightly loaded wing. Prepreg will definitely give a better result but if you go with a wet-layup then I strongly suggest vacuum bagging…"
Sep 18, 2009
Colin Sullivan replied to Joseph Glanville's discussion Cheap Laser Altimeter
"I've looked into ideas for a cheap laser range finder, and what I'd like to try is a CMUcam1 ($109, link below) and a powerful laser pointer. Optical filters can be purchased and fitted over the lens of the camera to filter out unwanted light…"
Sep 6, 2009