January 21, 2019

An Interview with Dean Pick

1 hour 15 minutes

Welcome Dean Pick, founder of Biperformance Development, Kinitics Automation and ShiftFX!

Linear actuator tech

0h 1m 22s

Hydrolic and pneumatics actuators

0h 1m 32s

Voice coils and piezo actuators

0h 1m 57s

Electric screw linear actuators

0h 4m 6s

Shape memory alloys

0h 5m 34s

Nickel and titanium wires

0h 5m 46s

Hysteresis

0h 8m 19s

Material creates a crystal lattice

0h 8m 27s

Current not related to the power output

0h 9m 52s

Don't actually sense temperature

0h 11m 27s

Can have a very small cross section

0h 17m 26s

Introduced by past guest of The Amp Hour John Davis

0h 22m 27s

Process of getting to Kinitics

0h 24m 23s

Biperformance Development Corporation

0h 24m 34s

Pushing or pulling a lever to engage a clutch

0h 25m 30s

How a clutch works

0h 26m 26s

Transfer function for delivering torque

0h 31m 43s

ShiftFX

0h 33m 54s

6 axis IMU

0h 35m 47s

CAN bus devices know about bike positioning

0h 35m 56s

This technology makes riding bikes more accessiblle

0h 38m 38s

eBikes are another way more people will start riding motorcycles.

0h 40m 59s

started bikes in 2002

0h 41m 32s

Formula SAE

0h 41m 42s

Starting from bare metal

0h 43m 21s

Have an RTOS for board

0h 43m 28s

8 and 16 bit processors

0h 46m 44s

Running physics engines

0h 47m 49s

CAN bus protocols

0h 50m 36s

We talked about can bus previously with Earl from Macchina

0h 51m 24s

Another aspect of Biperformance.ca was consulting on biomass generation projects

0h 56m 34s

Powerboilers

0h 57m 17s

Fluidized bed

0h 57m 50s

Giant industrial sandbox

0h 57m 56s

Use sand to envelope the fuel.

0h 58m 35s

Pulp and paper plants consume their own power

0h 59m 21s

More recently they have started putting control of the plant on a tablet

1h 1m 48s

Sawmill residuals

1h 4m 15s

They did a project that was a "dam brush"

1h 6m 58s

Need to run autonomously

1h 10m 3s

Biperformance is looking to hire someone for firmware! Email [email protected]

1h 15m 56s

...more

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By The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)

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January 21, 2019

An Interview with Dean Pick

1 hour 15 minutes

Welcome Dean Pick, founder of Biperformance Development, Kinitics Automation and ShiftFX!

Linear actuator tech

0h 1m 22s

Hydrolic and pneumatics actuators

0h 1m 32s

Voice coils and piezo actuators

0h 1m 57s

Electric screw linear actuators

0h 4m 6s

Shape memory alloys

0h 5m 34s

Nickel and titanium wires

0h 5m 46s

Hysteresis

0h 8m 19s

Material creates a crystal lattice

0h 8m 27s

Current not related to the power output

0h 9m 52s

Don't actually sense temperature

0h 11m 27s

Can have a very small cross section

0h 17m 26s

Introduced by past guest of The Amp Hour John Davis

0h 22m 27s

Process of getting to Kinitics

0h 24m 23s

Biperformance Development Corporation

0h 24m 34s

Pushing or pulling a lever to engage a clutch

0h 25m 30s

How a clutch works

0h 26m 26s

Transfer function for delivering torque

0h 31m 43s

ShiftFX

0h 33m 54s

6 axis IMU

0h 35m 47s

CAN bus devices know about bike positioning

0h 35m 56s

This technology makes riding bikes more accessiblle

0h 38m 38s

eBikes are another way more people will start riding motorcycles.

0h 40m 59s

started bikes in 2002

0h 41m 32s

Formula SAE

0h 41m 42s

Starting from bare metal

0h 43m 21s

Have an RTOS for board

0h 43m 28s

8 and 16 bit processors

0h 46m 44s

Running physics engines

0h 47m 49s

CAN bus protocols

0h 50m 36s

We talked about can bus previously with Earl from Macchina

0h 51m 24s

Another aspect of Biperformance.ca was consulting on biomass generation projects

0h 56m 34s

Powerboilers

0h 57m 17s

Fluidized bed

0h 57m 50s

Giant industrial sandbox

0h 57m 56s

Use sand to envelope the fuel.

0h 58m 35s

Pulp and paper plants consume their own power

0h 59m 21s

More recently they have started putting control of the plant on a tablet

1h 1m 48s

Sawmill residuals

1h 4m 15s

They did a project that was a "dam brush"

1h 6m 58s

Need to run autonomously

1h 10m 3s

Biperformance is looking to hire someone for firmware! Email [email protected]

1h 15m 56s

...more

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