WIP: Galaxy Note 2 Car Dock

While I'm waiting for parts for my humanoid robot, I got started on another project I've been wanting to do.

As you may have seen in my previous posts, I installed a tablet into the Genesis Coupe. While it has been great with it's OEM look and offline navigation ability, there are some small issues and some features missing that I would like in a car dash system. I'll describe some of the issues later on, but in an attempt to resolve these issues and to unite all of my electronics, I've decide to swap out the tablet and replace it with a dock for my Galaxy Note 2.

WIP: 20 DOF Humanoid Robot (video)

I've always been fascinated by robots, especially humanoid ones from watching Power Rangers, Gundam, Medabots, etc. When I was young I always dreamed I'd one day get to build a Megazord or Gundam. I guess I'm now slowly heading towards that dream.

This is a work in progress for my build of a 20 DOF (degree of freedom) humanoid robot. Video of some current progress can be seen after the break.

Show: Maze/Firefighter Robot (video)

In my final year of university, one of the projects I had to do was to make a robot that can navigate through a maze to find and put out simulated fires. We had a set microcontroller to use (Freescale's HCS12 Microcontroller) and then we were free to use whatever components we wanted to complete the task.

Not the neatest looking robot, but it did its job.

Show: LEGO Tire Flipper (video)

Here's something I did a few years ago in school. We were put into a group that had to research (patents, literature), design, build, and program a robot using a LEGO Mindstorms RCX kit that would grab tires in one orientation and then stack them in another orientation. My job in the group was to design, build, and program the robot.

DIY: Reverse Camera and Display for Hyundai Genesis Coupe

A reverse camera is a neat feature I wanted in my car but it doesn't come stock for mine. Fortunately, there are third party options that can be installed on your own.

DIY: Installing a tablet in a Hyundai Genesis Coupe

I've always wanted Navigation built-in in my car but up until now I've had to settle with standalone GPS units or phones attached to the wind shield. They would work, but then the suction cup attached to the wind shield would get loose and the GPS would fall off while driving and I'd have to take the suction cup and GPS off my wind shield every time I exited the car in case thieves wanted to break in and steal it.

While the 2.0T version of the Genesis Coupe doesn't have built-in Nav, there was a mount for a 7 inch GPS or tablet designed to fit on the dash and make it look stock.

Show: CNC Milled Batman Tag

Here is something I did back in high school. We had to take a piece of aluminum and come up with a design to program a CNC mill to make.

I ended up making a Batman design. We had to draw a to-scale version of the design and mark coordinates of points on the design such as the beginning and centre of the arcs and the start and end points of straight lines. We then programmed all of these points using G code to tell the CNC mill how to cut it out.

Show: Hyundai Genesis Coupe Wing Emblems

This is to partially show how I removed the stock Hyundai emblems from the Genesis Coupe and replaced them with The Genesis Wing emblem from Korea.

DIY: Galaxy Note 2 Wireless Charging (Copper tape method)

I recently sold my Galaxy S3 and decided to get a Galaxy Note 2 instead. I sold the charging circuit with the S3 which meant that I had to make another one for the Note 2. This time, I decided to use copper tape instead of wires to reduce the bulge on the device. This method is similar to the way I did it with the S3 except that you do not need to solder this way. Thanks to the various threads on the XDA Developers Accessories forums for the idea!

DIY: Galaxy S3 Wireless Charging

When Samsung's Galaxy S3 phone was announced it was announced with a wireless charger accessory too. The phone launched months ago but there is still no news on the wireless charger. Reading posts on the XDA Developers forums, some people made their own wireless chargers by using the charging elements from a Palm Pre and the Palm Touchstone charger. I decided to make my own from reading various posts and seeing various videos on the subject and decided to make a DIY guide to consolidate all of the info so you can make your own.

Intro

Hi,
This site will be used to show some of the many projects I have done. Some will just showcase what I have done in the past while some will go more in-depth with steps and instructions on how to do these projects yourself.