Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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I got a lot done this week! So much learning about QTM (the motion capture software) which has already been extremely helpful. We're almost ready to (FINALLY) do a robot geometry calibration - then we should be able to control the platform to *actually* go where we want!

Filmed on February 7th, 2025

=========== Links Specific to This Stream ===========

🔗 Stewart Platform Error Identification/Compensation Paper:
researchgate.net/publication/342499104_An_Error_Identification_and_Compensation_Method_of_a_6-DoF_Parallel_Kinematic_Machine

🔗 Github directory with all ROS nodes (including mocap interface and the pattern generator):
github.com/Project-DeepBlue-Juggling/Jugglebot/tree/main/ros_ws/src/jugglebot/jugglebot

================= General Links =================

🔗 Here's a link to the project's Github page:
github.com/Project-DeepBlue-Juggling/Jugglebot

🔗 Link to the main Onshape Assembly:
cad.onshape.com/documents/4d6545620c55797d3bb36f68/w/42ced3a9fe5d1bf7afc6efff/e/bf84687f92e1fd7b5e47b388

🔗 And to the project's Zulip site:
pdj.zulipchat.com

🔗 If you want to help support this project, the best way to do so is through my Patreon, here:
patreon.com/HarrisonLow

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00:00 - Intro Countdown
00:25 - Stream Starts
00:55 - QTM is VERY Powerful!
20:12 - Now We Can Randomize (most of) the Base Markers!
35:23 - Jugglebot Cover
40:50 - How to Know the Platform Centroid?
58:37 - First Steps to Robot Calibration!
1:19:46 - Thoughts on Hand Tracking