Hi,
I just can't understand why this SpokePOV should work at a normal speed.
Granted, that we have a bike with 26 inches(66,04cm). So the circumference is 66,04cm*pi = 207cm. For the whole circle you need about 20 Hz.
That means the bike has to move with (2,07m*20) per second which is equivalent to 150km/h.
Can't bike fast enough?
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Re: Can't bike fast enough?
we put spokepovs on a bicycle with a odometer, and pedaled
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Re: Can't bike fast enough?
I still don't understand.
Can you just tell me what's wrong with the thoughts and calculations I did ?
Can you just tell me what's wrong with the thoughts and calculations I did ?
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Re: Can't bike fast enough?
Not sure where this number comes from. Many 8mm movies were made at 16 fps. And you don't need even that rate for a static image.For the whole circle you need about 20 Hz.
The persistance of vision effect is subject to many variables ranging from image contrast and ambient lighting to the viewer.
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Re: Can't bike fast enough?
Since it has been tested to work at ~10mph, that would imply that your assumptions are wrong...you might be better off back-calculating from the known working speedsDave wrote:I still don't understand.
Can you just tell me what's wrong with the thoughts and calculations I did ?
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Re: Can't bike fast enough?
Dave calculations are correct
after tests, manually spinning a front mtb(26in) wheel will reach around 25km/h max, which around 3.3hz.
about as fast as someone cycling.
but the one thing special about LED pov is that they have a lot of "flash" power, and probably "burn" the pulse they send in human eyes.
Effect is pretty much like looking at the sun.
this add POV effect and enable us to see the whole picture. but cameras will obviously struggle capturing this, as they run at 24hz+
after tests, manually spinning a front mtb(26in) wheel will reach around 25km/h max, which around 3.3hz.
about as fast as someone cycling.
but the one thing special about LED pov is that they have a lot of "flash" power, and probably "burn" the pulse they send in human eyes.
Effect is pretty much like looking at the sun.
this add POV effect and enable us to see the whole picture. but cameras will obviously struggle capturing this, as they run at 24hz+
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Re: Can't bike fast enough?
I have blur image on speed over 23km/h. Can HALL SENSOR have some limit, or send wrong signal to uC, or EEPROM is with high latency. My LED is Green High bright, maybe have voltage drop in high speed.
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Re: Can't bike fast enough?
Make sure that the magnet is as close as possible to the sensor (without hitting it of course).Can HALL SENSOR have some limit,
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