[techMOGogy]

The last part of this title may change but this will be the start of the Build Team to see if we have enough people, talent and funds!

1. burqueDOKA
Offering: Coordination, Design, Beta Testing or ??
Time zone: MST or GMT -7

2. TechMOGogy
Offering: Funding (partial )
Time zone: EST or GMT -5

3. DokaTD
Offering: Testing (if Arduino based)
Time zone: MST or GMT -7 (I think)

 

[burqueDOKA]

Im willing to contribute to the funding and if it's deemed necessary, Im willing to manage the money. It looks like KC is into participating in testing as am I, he and I are in the same city so we could team up on some level here, maybe purchasing and documenting the instalation of the temp senders or something along those lines.

Who's writing/designing the code and ultimately choosing the platform? I think we out to start there.

 

[TRUKTOR]

I'll be happy to hold down the Luddite Redoubt on the
Far ridge, securing the flank and countering any attempt
At nuisance enfilading fire. Count on it.
Napoleon's and double canister.

 

[ALASKAT]

That is great,I love it :bowdown: damn protesters

 

[needmog]

I'm willing to contribute to the funding as well, but I think we should come to a consensus as to what the final product should do and look like, so we're all on the same page.
Basically what burqueDOKA said. :thumbsup:

 

[Chris Ball]

I'm happy to help out if necessary on the software and soldering side. I'm a unix guy rather than an embedded one but I'm long bearded enough now that I'm pretty sure I can get up to speed on whatever environment seems cool quick enough. My electronics skills are a bit more of the, look for the burst cap and replace it than the, lets use a mosfet here, type so any circuit design that may take place, I leave to bigger brains than mine.

I do have an arduino but it is buried deep in my thing-o-matic so I haven't done much with it outside of wiring it up and feeding it the odd firmware. Of course that means that I can generate small plastic clips pretty much at will.

Short version: person (1), no funds (damn kids), minimal to almost useful talent.

Chris.

 

[tmodler]

I can test, maybe provide some funding for development...

Can we come up with an estimated cost per system, assuming we build X numer (say 10 of them?), then maybe get X number of people to chip in that cost and then all get a system?

Is there anyone 1 person who would like to quarterback the whole thing? I would, but I have too many projects (though if no one does by next summer, I will), and minimal useful talents.

The sensor cost is all but known, maybe we make the base system capable of a full list oof features and then each person can buy the sensors for the functionality they want? That way we are all just paying in for the base development of the monitoring system and can each go our own preferred way on the sensors and implementation.

If there is a liability issue, we should all sign something so that the designed/builder is free and clear.

C.

 

[Chas Stricker]

I'd be in for money up front if we had an idea what that might be. I'm really cheap but this sounds like fun and useful at the same time.

 

[Iain_Unimog]

Count me in as well - it is on the list of thing I want to add to my truck - happy to provide a bit of funding.

 

[krietpiel]

Yeah, happy to give to a good cause.

I am a PIC (PicBasic Pro) man myself, but lots of industrial electronics experience, so can play the devils advocate where useful. Having said that, I'll start - dont forget to consider PTDs instead of thermocouples. You do not need a reference junction and the signal levels are higher, so amplifiers and signal conditioning in general are less problematic. And running long leads or extending them is easy - not so with thermocouples where every junction is problematic.

 

[needmog]

Can you electronic wizzards figure out how the German buddy put his unit together by just looking at the pictures on his website? Getriebewächter
That would go a long way in preventing to re-invent the wheel. His display is very compact and seems to fit into the SBU as if it was a factory option. Given the compact size, I'm sure it could be adapted to the smaller mogs as well.

 

[tkv000]

I still like that idea the best. He's gone and done the hard work, even the FLIR work for best placement, maybe he wants to be part of the team?

 

[tmodler]

If anyone has his contact info, let's reach out to him. I understand that he did not go into production due to liability issues, maybe we can sign enough paper to get the design from him if he is not in some third world country right now.

C.

 

[Ragnian]

Someone on the Unimurr board should know how to contact him....be handy to have a German speaker for that (I do not speak German :-(. I can reach out to the guys I know on Unimurr and ask them if someone does not chime in that they can reach him.

I agree with others that his system is, at a minimum, a VERY good starting point.

 

[TRUKTOR]

Here is his website :

Der Ullimog

 

[tkv000]

And from said website:

Impressum:

Thomas Lukasczyk
Burgweg 2
64380 Rossdorf


E-Mail: [email protected]


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[itjobhunter]

My post is in a poor place considering what's going on in the thread, but I will contribute cash to the project since my technical skills are limited to hammers... That said, I am offering to beat the crap out of anything that needs it.

Hey Tech, could consolidate the various posters who are offering financial or technical support into the first post you made and delete posts like mine in order to keep the overall thread clean??

 

[ACAD_Cowboy]

It might also be of benefit to talk to him about merely leasing the IP behind it and adapt it to our current line of thinking with using contact sensors versus tapping the axle housings etc.

Liability issues with a non-invasive sensor would consist of language discussing that the product is not marketed as a protection against failures but as diagnostic tool and liabilities would only be limited to failure of the diagnostic unit itself and under no terms would the failure of a monitored system be attributable to the unit or providers.

With a surface mounted contact sensor system not violating the integrity of the equipment it shouldn't take a huge leap to see that the potential damage caused by the monitoring would be limited to installation issues and electrical connections, both of which can be designed to avoid.

 

[tmodler]

I emailed him....We will see.

C.

 

[TRUKTOR]

A minor point, but I don't think Thomas drilled and
Tapped anything aside from fill / drain plugs.
Seems like he used existing fixtures throughout .