Autorotor- an Autonomous Quadcopter

Autorotor, the toy I am building and playing with nowadays. This autonomous UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) project is still under development.

Here are a few glimpses of the project.

Autorotor frame CAD design:

The assembled Autorotor frame:

Smart Car-The Freescale Cup

The Freescale Cup is a global competition where student teams build, program, and race a model car around a track for speed. The fastest car to complete the track without derailing, wins. The development of this autonomous car requires:

·      Embedded software programming and basic circuit creation using Freescale parts included in the entry kit.

·      Participants to create motor control hardware and software to propel and steer their intelligent car.

·      Participants must also interface to a camera to navigate the car through the race course by following the guide line.

We participated in The Freescale Cup-2012. Here is the video of the preliminary round.

See who is accessing your shared folders on LAN

Wouldn't it be cool to see who is accessing what from your shared folders on the LAN?
Here is the method to do so...

1. Go to Start Menu >> All Programs >> Run
2. Alternately, press Windows key + R to open Run
3. Type compmgmt.msc and hit Enter to open Computer Management
4. On the Left Pane, click 'Shared Folders'
5. Now click on 'Sessions' to see the currently open folders

You can also see what all you are sharing and currently open files.

Fix broken file-system of USB drive

You are at the right place if you are feeling helpless on receiving this error message- "Windows cannot open USB drive due to corrupted files. You need to format the disk."

Here are the steps to fix it:

1. Go to Start >> All Programs >> Accessories >> Run

2. Or simply press Windows key + R

3. Type cmd and hit enter.

4. Type chkdsk H: /F (where H: is your USB drive letter) and hit enter.

This will fix all the file system errors and you will have a working USB drive.

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