diff --git a/content/_index.md b/content/_index.md index 6ba7417..cd97cd6 100644 --- a/content/_index.md +++ b/content/_index.md @@ -23,3 +23,9 @@ I am currently working on a few projects, including: - [draft-evan-amateur-radio-ipv6](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-evan-amateur-radio-ipv6) - Globally Unique IPv6 Addressing for Amateur Radio --> +## Previous work + +Some of the more notable things I've worked on in the past are: + +- The animated TV series [Daniel Spellbound](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13983670/) +- A [fleet of robots at *Raider Robotics*](/robotics/5024) diff --git a/content/contact.md b/content/contact.md index 038b54b..798f15e 100644 --- a/content/contact.md +++ b/content/contact.md @@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Want to get in touch? Feel free to send me an email at [evan@ewpratten.com](mail - [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/evan-pratten/1611566708) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@ewpratten) - [Modrinth](https://modrinth.com/user/ewpratten) - +- [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13747554/) + ## AS54041 network operations diff --git a/content/donate.md b/content/donate.md deleted file mode 100644 index d387e8a..0000000 --- a/content/donate.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,7 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Donate -extra: - redir_to: https://donate.stripe.com/14k9CRfNu83V1EsfYY ---- - -Please [click here](https://donate.stripe.com/14k9CRfNu83V1EsfYY) if you are not redirected. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/network.md b/content/network.md deleted file mode 100644 index 926ff29..0000000 --- a/content/network.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,7 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Network -extra: - redir_to: https://as54041.peeringdb.com ---- - -[click here](https://as54041.peeringdb.com) to be redirected diff --git a/content/press.md b/content/press.md deleted file mode 100644 index b1d0e4b..0000000 --- a/content/press.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,5 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Press Kit ---- - -> **Evan Pratten** is a Canadian Software Developer and Musician. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/projects/_index.md b/content/projects/_index.md index e69e589..421860d 100644 --- a/content/projects/_index.md +++ b/content/projects/_index.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Some of my projects fall into common categories. The ones that do, are listed he - [**Client Ping**: Client-side point-of-interest marking mod](https://ewp.fyi/client-ping) - **Robotics** - [**Lib5K**: A robotic control library written in Java for use in the *FIRST Robotics Competition*](https://github.com/frc5024/lib5k) - - [**Darth Raider**: A competitive robot built at *Raider Robotics* in 2020](/projects/darth-raider) + - [**Darth Raider**: A competitive robot built at *Raider Robotics* in 2020](/robotics/5024/darth-raider) - [**TestBench**: A hardware testing utility built for *Raider Robotics*](https://github.com/frc5024/testbench) ## Chronological diff --git a/content/robotics/5024/_index.md b/content/robotics/5024/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3536f16 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/robotics/5024/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +--- +title: My work at Raider Robotics +--- + +# My work at Raider Robotics + +I was a member of [Raider Robotics](https://raiderrobotics.org) (a competitive robotics team) from 2017 through 2021. + +During my time on the team, I was the lead software developer. This role involved devising and giving lessons on embedded programming to other students, creating high-level system designs, coordinating a team of other developers, and writing code (*lots* of code). + +Alongside my software development responsibilities, I also worked very closely with the mechanical team to design and implement complex physical systems to high standards. + +## Personal specializations + +Outside of the general work that comes with building high-performance machines, I found interest in a few specific areas: + +### Computer vision + +I built three OpenCV-based vision systems for the team, each drastically improving upon the last. + +The first two were based on hand-tuned color, shape, and edge detection algorithms. These systems were used to detect position deltas of game elements and scoring targets. + +By obtaining real-time position deltas in robot-space, I was able to build path planning and following algorithms that allowed robots to autonomously navigate the world based on vision data. + +#### My first ever attempt at vision-based path following + +
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+ +### Robot Locomotion + +I also developed a deep fascination of robot locomotion. I spent a great deal of time learning about the physics involved in making things move, and a greater amount of time learning how to make them move to where I wanted them to be. + +Some systems I developed as a result of my learnings were: + +- Predictive anti-tip software (used an array of sensors to predict when robots were likely to tip over, and automatically correct for it) +- [VISLAM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simultaneous_localization_and_mapping)-based spacial navigation (as seen above) +- A robot simulator that was used to sanity-check software changes before deployment + +## Robots I've worked on + +The following are robots I've worked on at Raider Robotics: + +- [Darth Raider](/robotics/5024/darth-raider) +- [HATCHField](https://github.com/frc5024/deepspace) +- [MiniBot](https://github.com/frc5024/uBase) +- [Q*bert](https://github.com/frc5024/powerup) ([offseason re-write](https://github.com/frc5024/PowerUp-Offseason)) + +## Lib5K + +My final large project at Raider Robotics was [Lib5K](https://github.com/frc5024/lib5k), a software library that was designed to make everything I learned over my time at Raider Robotics available to and easy to use for future students. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/projects/darth-raider.md b/content/robotics/5024/darth-raider.md similarity index 100% rename from content/projects/darth-raider.md rename to content/robotics/5024/darth-raider.md diff --git a/static/_redirects b/static/_redirects index e69de29..71f2202 100644 --- a/static/_redirects +++ b/static/_redirects @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +/network https://as54041.peeringdb.com +/donate https://ewp.fyi/donate diff --git a/static/videos/robotics/5024/vision_v1.mp4 b/static/videos/robotics/5024/vision_v1.mp4 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f568809 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/videos/robotics/5024/vision_v1.mp4 differ diff --git a/static/videos/robotics/5024/vision_v2.mp4 b/static/videos/robotics/5024/vision_v2.mp4 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..91baa18 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/videos/robotics/5024/vision_v2.mp4 differ diff --git a/static/videos/robotics/5024/vision_v3.mp4 b/static/videos/robotics/5024/vision_v3.mp4 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0914c3f Binary files /dev/null and b/static/videos/robotics/5024/vision_v3.mp4 differ