2026-03-30
LiDAR mapping a rail siding with a sub-250g drone
What a featherweight platform can — and cannot — resolve, with honest notes on where the point cloud fell apart.
R&D Log
Proof, in public.
Build logs, benchmark write-ups, and field notes. Depth over breadth — real numbers, reproducible methods, honest failure notes.
2026-06-11ACOUSTICSFinding a faint signal in a loud ocean: notes on recognition in high-noise audio6 min read ↗2026-05-14EDGEQuantizing a vibration-anomaly model for a $60 edge board7 min read ↗2026-04-22ACOUSTICSWhat 10,000 synthetic spectrograms taught us about input design11 min read ↗2026-03-30FIELD NOTESLiDAR mapping a rail siding with a sub-250g drone5 min read ↗2026-03-02EDGEOperator fusion: hand-writing a kernel the compiler refused to9 min read ↗2026-02-08LIDARPointPillars on a power budget: pruning for a battery, not a benchmark8 min read ↗