Space1 Rocket Ratio Multiplexor

SPACE1 Rocket Ratio Multi-
plexor
RRM
SPACE1 will order many parts this week to build a Rocket Ratio Multiplexor invention to blast deeper and farther into space than ever before. This is not your standard MUX.

The Rocket Ratio Multiplexor mounts on the new Electro-dynamic Safety Rocket with the Electromag engine to pump out the highest possible performance with the given EM particle design.

The RRM is configurable per specific space mission, with given moons and planets in the Solar System. Use of the RRM will open up the possibility of deep space missions that go very deep in the SOL system, and possibly beyond the entire Solar System. The Kuiper Belt of tens of thousands of asteroids rich with metals and materials could be within reach and ultimately become a very lucrative venture. This could happen in our life time if all goes according to schedule.

Space1 Moon Camera

Designing & Constructing
a Professional Digital Moon Camera for a SPACE1 Lunar Landing
by Humanoido

Rocket: Electrodynamic Spacecraft

Drive: Electromag Engine

Mission: Moon Landing

Action: Develop a Super Moon Mission Camera

Overview: Humanoido is building a precision Moon camera to take down to the Moon’s surface. First Step: Purchasing digital camera design optics for the Moon Camera construction

Building a Moon Camera
Optics $18,289

The first head step, after the design, is the multiple Optics train purchase. This is a hand grenade size package for disassembly - Product style: Hyperion dual 1.25/2 barrel mode, Clickstop Mark IV Zoom ultra precision 7 lenses set element continuous lensing optics for attenuating 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 mm parfocal with M54, FOV 58-60 deg. w/12-15 mm eye relief w/Hyperion phantom group multi-coatings, w/internal zoom actuators, greaseless mech for operation under harsh space and lunar conditions, lens grouping actuator sealed, M43 threading, adaptable to afocal, adapter ring 2”x24 tpi threading. Direct attach removable front barrel. For developing AFOCAL interface to electronic CCD element array. $289 Ultra Optics Lenses, the optics set includes the above, but does not include the main portions of the spacecraft rocket window and optics. These parts add another $18,000.

Optical Reducing Array $1,200

As the rocket spacecraft approaches closer and closer to the lunar surface, the optical config needs to reduce the massive encompassing view. This is accomplished with the Optical Reducing Array activating within the optical train at the required time.

Precision Machined Adapter Set $5,500

The adapter set is precision machined from metal to interface to the camera and mounting and includes multiple elements.

CCD Charge Coupled Device Array $8,249

This is the image CCD sensing chip. The spectral sensitivity must match the lunar surface ambient. The chip is color capable.

Electronics Interface Board $5,999

This board connects the camera to the computer.

Cable sets & E-couplers $424

Cables connect the camera to the computer, monitors, etc.

Wavelength Moon Filter Optics Set $2,289.99

Special lunar wavelength filters are needed for different lunar specifics.

Camera Housing $1,800

The camera housing includes the CCD chip, the mounting front plate, the holder of the optics, gimbals etc.

High Speed Rocket Computer & LED Monitor $6,999

The computer must be very fast to keep up and the monitor must be ultra high resolution and all very light weight for a Moon trip.

Misc. Interfacing $8,000

Interfacing is multiple and makes the connection of all devices as needed.

Moon Camera Total $58,749.99

Space1 DIY Fish Cam

How to Build a DIY Fish Cam

Fish Cam with stock lens prefocused

Introduction
The fish cam is made from a discarded discontinued 8-bit 640x480 logitech computer cam with an adjustable lens. Good images of fish are obtained by turning the lens to the shortest possible focal length which is about 3 inches. This images fish swimming about 3-inches into the tank. However, the field of view is much too limited and one must wait some time for a fish to swim into focus.

The color USB web camera is made for Microsoft Windows on a PC computer. The third party Mac software shows 640x480 photos using a 1,300,000 pixel CCD. It has a 2.6-foot cord built in. Macam software can be downloaded for free and will include live views, adjustments and photo capture.

Original Logitech Cam

Modification
The cam has a plastic case with a swing down lid that gets in the way of mounting to aquarium. As the cam was old, it was easy to snap off the lid thus creating greater clearance between the cam and the face of the glass aquarium for easy mounting using 3M duct tape. Fig. 2

Making the Cam Mount
The Cam fits into a discarded 2.5-inch diameter plastic water bottle trimmed 4-inches from the bottom and with a semicircular cutout for the lens. Slide the mount back and forth in front of the tank and adjust the cam lens focus for each distance.

Pinhole increased depth but with vignetting

Improving the Depth of View
To improve the depth of view to capture sharper images of fish beyond the 3-inch range, an aperture pin hole stop was placed over the lens. The aperture stop successfully improved focus across a larger depth of view however it also caused significant vignetting, thus limiting the FOV field of view to a small circle in the center of the frame.

Added fish eye phone lens for a wide FOV

Larger Field of View
To improve the cam significantly, create a much larger FOV, and maintain a large field depth focus, an extra lens was added to the existing cam lens. At a cost under US$10, the  37mm 0.45x 49UV Super Wide Angle Phone Lens was configured and clipped onto the front of the cam over the lens center. Readjust the cam lens for focus each time the cam is moved. The result is a dramatic improvement, showing more fish throughout most of the aquarium in focus.

TV-like view of entire aquarium is amazing

Attaching the Modified Cam
There are two options. One, attach the modified cam with the extra lens direct to the glass front of the aquarium with duct tape. This will show the appearance of larger fish in the direction of where the cam is aimed. The second option is to mount the cam farther away from the front of the tank. This can give a TV-like view of the entire aquarium for watching all the fish at the same time. Again, the original cam lens will need to be refocused for the sharpest view.

Live window is spectacular to watch

Using the Fish Cam
While the Fish Cam can provide hours of entertainment and is loads of fun, it can also be psychological beneficial with its mood calming, and scientifically useful. The Fish Cam window can be placed anywhere on your work computer screen like a real time miniature aquarium. The cam can photo, video record and monitor a community of fish and analyze swarming patterns, behaviors, eating patterns, and identify fish by their analyzed markings. It can identify healthy or sick fish and study the condition of the plants and tank. It can be used to create a digital photo book and show growing fish and plants over time. Get to know your fish closeup. If the aquarium is a small nano tank, the Fish Cam electronic window lifts up the image of the tank and fish to a very convenient location. Watching the live window on a Mac with Macam is spectacular as the top half of the tank is a moving rippling reflection of the water and fish below.

Fish Cam with extra fish-eye lens attached

Going Further
Ironically the best views are with the fish-eye lens. However, the wide angle fish eye lens may be reconfigured as a macro lens to take microscope-like images. This can be useful for examining fish and plants close-up though it may require special mounting.

Links
Macam Download

The Fish Cam has a simple recycled bottle mount with clip on fish eye mobile lens

http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/webcam-osx/

Logitech Cam
http://www.novatechgadgets.com/loquwefornow.html
https://www.pocket-lint.com/laptops/reviews/logitech/67375-logitech-quickcam-notebooks-pro-webcam
http://www.zdtronic.com/WEBCAMS/LOGITECH-961240-0403-QUICKCAM-PRO-USB-WEBCAM-FOR-NOTEBOOKS.html
https://www.cnet.com/products/logitech-quickcam-for-notebooks-pro/specs/