Best Online flash game for Engineers # 4

Today I have found a very straight forward game for you pals. Its like completing a circuit for a continuous flow of current from the source to the desired output (like colored LEDs, requiring different voltages with respect to their colors).

It is very addicting game and easy to play... just needs a wider sense to solve. These (<-- and -->)images show the level 10 of the game and its solution...

Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA)

Driving alone and need a companion? Well thanks to Artificial Intelligence and MIT researchers, you can buy one and put it on your car's dashboard. This is not just any bouncy head decoration, its a high tech robot that can learn and interact. Its a personal assistant that will first learn and observe the driver's personality and his destinations. Next it offers suggestions accordingly. AIDA can observe driver's mood from his/her facial expressions and interact in a very social and informative manner. Smiling or blinking eyes are a couple of examples. 

The system builds its own understanding of the city, integrating real-time event data regarding the environmental conditions, along with commercial activity, different tourist attractions, and uptown areas. AIDA can also  give its own suggestions about driving skills and help to get more efficient drive. It makes the drive safer by preventing the driver from dizziness. 

Best Online flash game for Engineers # 3

Hey friends, I have just found an other awesome game that will heat up your brains a little bit. Its brainy, technical and of course funny. Here have a look...

As the name suggests, you have to navigate the robots by providing them with line of motion. The mission is to collect gears and return to blue marker. The bots will move on the given track continuously, so be careful as you will encounter the guard bots and hurdles.The fun part will begin when you are going to control more than one robot...

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Extraordinary CCTV Camera

 

Can there be a CCTV camera which can not only scan but identify 36 million faces in just a second? The answer is yes!

Japan has invented such a camera which can recognize each and every face that lies in its sight. Its a biometric facial - recognition camera that records details of every person that passes in front of its lens. It can store a whole library of faces and pick out and recognize any face from a huge crowd. Hitachi Kokusai Electric are the inventors of this marvelous technology.

Its going to be a breakthrough in present surveillance technologies. Security law enforcement agencies can use it to identify any wanted person and it will be available for general consumers pretty soon.   

Soultion of the Crosswords # 2

Best Online flash game for Engineers # 2

Icebreaker

Vikings are imprisoned in ice (don't know how), you have to save them. How? its simple, break the ice (Please refer to "Break The Ice for Dummies").

Use your mouse to slash through ice and make sure the vikings fall in their boat. This game is physics based and don't forget the ice is frictionless.

Crosswords # 2

ACROSS:

1 the reciprocal of the impedance of an electric circuit.

3 a device that opens or closes a contact when energized.

4 the act of turning a timecontinuous signal into a signal that is timediscrete or time-discontinuous.

5 prefix for metric unit that indicates division by one billion.

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DOWN:

2 a controllable four-layer (pnpn) power semiconductor switching device that can only be on or off, with no intermediate operating states like transistors

6 10³

7 A transmission line formed by two concentric conductors separated by a dielectric designed to confine the fields and their energy in the medium between said conductors. It is often used in applications where signal interference between the cable and itssurrounds must be kept to a minimum.

Choose your own dream!

Hell folks, I just came across this outstanding technology. Its a phone App that let you choose a dream. Soundscape actually effects user mind when they are asleep. User can walk in beautiful gardens, drive in busy traffic or start an adventurous hiking. Even the track for hiking can be selected through this App.

Dream:ON user can create and simulate an entire world in there dreams. This program was produced by Prof. Richard Wireman. He talks bout his program saying that people suffering from depression and anxiety can use this program to get dramatic results.

This app can be used by placing your i-phone near your pillow upside down and choosing a right dream. Later phone will detect the time when the user is asleep and started having a dream through motion sensors. Most interesting thing is that the app is freeware

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Best Online flash game for Engineers # 1

Working really hard for hours? Are you stuck in something and cannot come out with a solution? Unable to solve simple math problems which you have solved hundreds of time?
This points to only one thing, YOU NEED A BREAK!!!
Games are a good source of entertainment and relaxation. Most of the times you don't want to leave your workstation, so all you need is an internet connection and a good source of mini flash games. There is a huge collection of games available on internet divided into a lot of categories. But being an engineer, you should have "standards". Fun with mental exercise, that's what engineers want.
So fellows, following is one of my favorite games which is entertaining, challenging, addicting(be careful, don't forget you have work to do) and of course a lot of fun to play.

sugar, sugar

This is a very nice game. Can you see the 'coma' in between "sugar, sugar"? This is the point from which grains of sugar fall freely. All you have to do is, design a path to put 100 grains in each cup provided, fulfilling the given conditions

 

 

Startram ... the SPACE Train!

A train design is now complete which can transport from earth to space. This will be implemented within next 20 years. This train will be capable to transport 4 million passengers through out the year.

The inventor of the 'magnetic levitation train' is among the designers of this project. The cost of the implementation of this project is about $20 billion. The source of fuel of this tram will be solar power which will readily lower the cost of transportation.

It will be a break through in space travel and asteroid mining. A whole industrial network will work in space and will provide us great amounts of resources. If earth faces any catastrophe, this system let the human race to live in space. It will be a giant leap for technology and our transportation system.   

Total amount of weight which this tram can carry is 0.1 million kg at a cost of $40 per kg.  It can achieve 5 miles / sec of speed. The whole system will work on electromagnetism.

More information can be found at:
www.startram.com/

 

Save EARTH!!!

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it
from our children."

Solution of the Crosswords # 1

Flash Me!!! Photogrophy

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for more!!!

Crosswords

A small Engineering related crossword puzzle...its not so simple so you guys can Google around!

ACROSS:

1 the maximum current which can be safely carried by a conductor under specified conditions.

3 the holder of 1069 patents secured during his lifetime.

4 a circuit that changes an AC voltage to DC. Switching elements or diodes are used to create the DC voltage.

DOWN:

1: a system that has no heat transfer with the environment.

2: a horizontal translation parameter of the signal.

5: electrical property of a network that measures its ability to conduct electrical AC current for a given AC voltage.

6 that part of memory address used to access the locations in the cache, generally the next most significant bits of the address after the tag.

7 any information, represented in binary, that a computer receives, processes, or outputs.

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Engineers' Den Poster

Try to read the quote on the left of the poster...

E.T. Communication

Aliens and other extra - terrestrial creature are yet to be discovered. If they are out there somewhere then we need to communicate with them, for that purpose engineers have designed a signal generator based on 'neutrons'.

Neutrons are sub-atomic particles, making a core of an atom. Electrons rotate around the nucleus of an atom,  which consists of protons and neutrons. Protons are positively charged particles and electrons are negatively charged. Where as neutrons are neutral with respect to charge, so the waves consisting of neutrons are not deflected due to any electromagnetic disturbances. Neutrons ahave the ability to pass through materials, that's why it is used for such communications.
 
With this technology messages can be sent through many light years in outer space. Moreover the signals can pass through solid objects like rocks and asteroids. In experimentation process and testing, it was recorded that the transmitted signal passed through a 240km diameter rock without loss of any chunk of data.

This technology has limitless advantages, for example, communication with sub-marines, many miles under the sea. Because of its size and weight, it is being used only for experimentation. Later it will be a primary source for military communication.    

Prevent Heart diseases

Heart is the most fundamental part of our body from which body and life’s energy is generated. A healthy heart means a healthy lifestyle. If someone is suffering with any heart diseases or cardiac problem, the following group of food and nutrition can provide not only the cure but they will also protect one from future problems. These are very common and readily available diets:

Honey:

                Honey is the best food for heart. It is readily digestible and becomes part of body. It’s a very tasty sweet diet that does not cause diabetic problems. It increases the performance of intestines. People with heart problems should use honey at least five times a day in meal. It’s very essential to provide your heart with nutrition, specially, for night when you don’t eat or take anything the for hours. The solution is very simple, before going to bed one should take a glass of water and stir it with a few drops of honey and lemon juice. It is very useful for cardiac pain and high heart-beat-rate.

Alfalfa:

                Its juice is a very good medicine for people in discussion. Only fresh leaves of Alfalfa should be used for this purpose. It’s a source of power and energy, specially, for men. It may be taken with carrot juice for better results.

Onion:

                It protects from cardio pain and cardio vascular blockage. It normalizes blood pressure, that’s why research suggests that daily use of 100gm of onion heals the illness of high cholesterol and blockage.

Dates:

                To get the maximum out of dates for a healthy heart, dip a few dates in water for a whole night. In the morning, mash them in the same water and use the paste at least two times a week.

Sunflower:

                Sunflower seeds contain Linoleic acid in a very stable quantity which dissolves cholesterol in blood. Sunflower oil is a healthy substitute to other dairy products.

Grapes:

                Grapes are a source of energy to heart. It diminishes the problems of cardio pain and high heart beat rate. Daily use of grapes can result in a rapid decrease in heart problems. Patient should be given a good mount of grape juice after a heart attack.

Orange:

                Orange juice sweetened with honey is a great remedy and protection from heart diseases.

Apple:

                “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away”, it’s a very true phrase. Apple contains high amount of Potassium and Phosphorus, and a little of Sodium. From centuries apple is used to stabilize heart beat and blood pressure. According to the research of University of California, potassium help prevent a heart attack and apple is without doubt a good source of potassium.

Note: This article is a based on research, the treatment suggested is purely natural. It should not be taken as reference in severe conditions.

Real Engineers

Look at this small creature and its tiny legs...

Most of us gets freaked out when they see it buzzing around looking for food. But have we ever realized that how good is this little creature in architectural engineering?

Look yourself!!  -->

Can you see small HEXAGONAL compartments filled with honey?
There hundreds of them, just take a minute and admire this beautiful creature and its perfection...

How many of us can even draw a perfect Hexagon with such perfection!? We are definitely going to use a whole set of geometric apparatus. 

Have a look how a Hexagon can be plotted.

Difficult isn't it? These bees work together with coordination like robots and end up with this. Do they learn this or are just pre - programmed to do it, like new born babies just know how to suckle!

Technologies yet to come!!

                       Hollywood has always inspired us with new ideas and innovations. They come with it and put another milestone ahead of us. For example, in Die Hard 1, we see Bruce Willis using a touch screen panel at a reception to find about a person.

                       It was 1988, and a touch screen at that time was a dream. But now our engineers have taken it to next level. What I want is we should be those engineers. Hollywood is still pushing ideas and we should implement them.

So today we begin with Mission Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol

In this movie an agent uses a lens to identify people. Quite an incredible idea and i believe only applicable through nano-technology.

Most interesting part is that the lens is connected with phone, and indicates if the person is already in database. Its auto search feature is mind blowing.

Most probably its connected with the National Identity database so it reads not only faces but gives every information of the person.

It definitely has a camera, a processor, and power source.
I think here, in lens, a heavy processor is not required as the function of lens is to only transmit the image and and display the information. We can use any wireless technology for that. As far as power is concerned, it can be taken from that wireless link. I have read somewhere that power can be transmitted through RF.

We can continue this discussion and move to other new concepts, only if I get a good feedback and response

Arduino simulation in Proteus

First thing first, the Ingredients:
(i)  Proteus - ISIS
(ii) Arduino Software - v0017 (this is important, if you are want to run simulation in Proteus then do not download the latest version of Arduino Software)

So, let's begin step by step:
(i)   Run ISIS and make a circuit like this:

      Here are some specifications:
           capacitor = 22pF
           Vcc
           Crystal Oscillator = 16MHz
           Microcontroller = ATMega 328p

(ii)   Double click on micro-processor and change the properties as follows:

(iii)   Now run Arduino 0017 and go to
             File -->  Examples --> Digital --> Blink
        This is just for demonstration, you may write your own code
     

        'Save As' this file and remember the path of directory, you will need it later.

(iv)   Push the 'UPLOAD' button, you will see a couple of errors, ignore them...
        Go to the directory and search for the folder 'applet'
        Here you will find a hex file...that is what you need

(v)   Go back to your micro-controller and burn this file on it, process is simple
              - Double click on Atmel
              - In Properties, you will see a field 'Program File', insert the HEX file here by pressing the folder button right next to it

(vi)   Press Enter and run the simulation....and there you go...a blinking light at PIN 19

Build your own Arduino Board

Yes, that's true!!

You guys don't have to buy this board anymore. Don't thank me, thank Arduino guys. They have made this all public. Check this link and you will end up with a fully functional board:

http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardSerialSingleSided3

To burn up your code you will need to download the Arduino Softwre, can be found here:

http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

Stick to this blog and I'll teach you guys how to make and use Arduino board in Proteus - ISIS