WoW
| WoW Release status: stable [box doku] | |
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| Description | Whitcube on Wheels |
| Author(s) | A.B. (Bilex) |
| Platform | Representation |
Information
Whitecube on Wheels is a remote-controlled, battery-driven onstage stage. If you want to be mobile with people performing onstage on a stage, WoW fits to your needs. WoW is able to carry up to four people and can be controlled accurately from 0-6km/h by using a WiFi connection. Besides going forwards and backwards it is able to perform rotations around its own axis. Wow is dismountable to make transportation less challenging.
Mechanics
In principle WoW works like a wheelchair with increased wheelbase. Both motors and wheels are taken from a wheelchair. The construction itself is a mixture of wood and welded steel assemblies. YNNOK was designed with Autodesk Inventor .
Electronics
A wheelchair comes with everything you need to maneuver high loads if you rely on battery operation. WoW is equipped with two 150W DC drive units. Compared to DIY solutions, the drive system that comes with the wheelchair is a hassle-free out of the box solution. It provides a joystick, battery monitoring, several speed levels, acceleration management (ramping), automatic motor break release and offers a steering management by speeding the wheels with variable speed. Two 25Ah Pb batteries are used to provide a couple of hours driving fun.
YNNOK en detail
WiFi access
YNNOK uses a TL-WR1043ND WiFi router with OpenWRT to provide wireless access. The router comes with an USB port that is used to talk to a Teensy 2.0 Board programmed with Arduino. Several LUA scripts are used to send data via the serial port to the Teensy Board and then the data is transmitted via the RS-485 databus to YNNOK. The Teensy Board is redundant so far because the data could be easily transmitted via a USB -> RS-485 converter but in the future the board can do some more useful stuff like illumination dimming and so on. YNNOK has an inner counter that counts up if the door status changes to OPEN. After door opening it sends back the new value via the bus. To read the counter ser2net is used. Just listen to the right TCP port and get the actual door count!
TL-WR1043ND and Teensy Board
FAQ
Is it safe?
No. The read-only transponders can be read while you wear them in your wallet and then it is possible to replicate them later. But compared to a normal lock this is more annoying than lock-picking which is not possible with YNNOK. Using the WiFi access in combination with an ordinary social-hack might be the easiest way to skip YNNOK.
What happens during power blackout?
YNNOK will not work as there are no backup batteries so far. Update: I got two nice 25Ah PB-batteries BUT some flatmates are scared of FIRE! This is the reason why they are safely stored and not in use...
How many people are using YNNOK?
Five.
Whats the actual doorcount?
776 (14.04.2014)
3796 (19.08.2014)
Is this Open Source?
YES! Download the CAD data here or contact me at nihilist at online dot de.
Is there a to-do list?
The status LED illumination needs some improvement. A nice web GUI and an Android App/Widget would be nice.
Video
To be done..
Download CAD Data
Here you can download the mechanical part of the game in *STEP and *IGES data.