[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst

[Tuomas J. Lukka]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/gzz
Module name:    manuscripts
Changes by:     Tuomas J. Lukka <address@hidden>        03/05/05 16:06:57

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        Control1       : poster.rst 

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diff -u manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.50 
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--- manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.50        Mon May  5 15:54:22 2003
+++ manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst     Mon May  5 16:06:57 2003
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Abstract
 ========
 
-We show how novel controllers can be built cheaply,
+We show how custom controllers can be built cheaply,
 with minimal requirements for
 mechanical and electronic skills,
 by using a standard computer mouse
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 to design and produce for a specific 
 purpose unless standard, mass-produced parts can be used.
 
+We present two controllers as examples of what is possible
+within this framework: a controller with two levers and a horizontal
+wheel, and a joystick-like 2D controller with enough friction
+to retain the position it is set to.
+
+
 ..  raw:: latex
 
     \endabstract
@@ -343,8 +349,8 @@
   control stick is vital 
   to alleviate the looseness in gears after that.
 
-- Axles used in gears must be attached at several points, far enough
-  from each other.
+- Axles used in gear trains must be supported at several points, 
+  far enough from each other.
 
 - All moving 
   joints should be designed
@@ -386,7 +392,7 @@
 using some more specialized bricks such as
 slopes and inverse slopes or rounded bricks. 
 As an example, an octagonal
-handle is shown in Fig. [ref-figoctagonal].
+handle is shown in Fig. [ref-figoctagonal]_.
 
 .. figure:: octagonal.jpg
    :width: 7.5cm
@@ -425,7 +431,7 @@
 - reusable parts
 - USB -> can attach as many as we want, simple to use
   programmatically e.g. in Linux
-- taps to several computer scientists' hidden background in LEGO building.
+- taps to several scientists' hidden background in LEGO building.
 - fun, motivating
 
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