Project needs

• CNC Torch Table – New Gecko drive arrived yesterday. $800 materials cost is determined for 4×8 foot torch table; interested in the USB-based Open Capitalist Controller.
  • Needs: millable circuit design for controller.
• Open Source Tractor – Producing Prototype III; producing CAM files with Will.
  • Needs: shakedown of digital fabrication strategy.
• Power Cube – Prototype III being developed; minor adjustment of structure; proof of concept is acceptable.
  • Needs: CAD drawings for modified prototype.
• Bulldozer – identified a subject matter expert helping on metal-to-metal track drive and motor coupling.
  • Needs: motor coupling and direct drive design. Design and fabrication of high-torque, direct drive hydraulic motors.
• CEB Press – Production run of 4 machines; full fabrication drawings being prepared by Rick Berry, hopefully within 2 weeks.
  • Needs: replication by others.
• CEB Press controller – first independent replication.
  • Needs: circuit milling of controller. 3D printing of circuit mounts.
• Open Source Car - working on Urbee-like design, but hydraulic hybrid drive.
  • Needs: continuing of collaboration discussion with Urbee leadership; they expressed interest in open-sourcing their platform.
• 50 kW Wind Turbine – onawi.org identified as a group who can source older 50-500kW turbine plans for machines from the 1980s.
  • Needs: followup contact with Onawi. Other backup options.
• Solar Concentrator - negotiating with Solar Fire and Cohabitat Group on solar electric-greenhouse-house autonomous food/energy/housing system. This is not the scalable linear Fresnel design of interest, but makes a good prototype because the Solar Fire has a proven reflector/collector system at $2000 materials cost for 30 square meters of collector surface.
  • Needs: resultion of hailstorm damage, mirror cleaning, and solar tracking.
• CNC Multimachine – design phase in progress.
  • Needs: CAD design. prototyping – remote or as a Dedicated Project Visit. Fabrication of hydraulic motors and pumps will be our first major technological recursion endeavor using the Multimachine. This is not a Pat Delaney Multimachine but a specific instance designed for high replicability. Looking for collaboration with Delaney group.
• Open Capitalist Platform – This could be a huge step towards the scalable open source product development. First step would be to systems engineer this platform and communicate it as a comprehensive block diagram.
• Industrial Robot – We are considering acquiring these robots and documenting the control procedure as applied to torching and welding. LinuxCNC can handle the controls. From this experience, build a prototype with hydraulic drive for high torque.
  • Needs: SME with experience in hydraulic-drive industrial robots.
• Induction Furnace – 1200W open source version identified; investigating generation of variable frequency.
  • Needs: comprehensive systems engineering of design, broken down according to the Open Capitalist Platform for product development. Evaluating 1200W kit as initial testbed without frequency control.
• Modern Steam Engine – collaborating on a 7 hp steam engine kit; found sources of piston rings. Engine should be available in August, but does not follow OSE Specifications.
  • Needs: Uniflow, bump valve design modern engine should be designed from the ground up for scalability. Looking for systems engineer to integrate this from SACA resources.
• Universal Power Supply – subject matter expert on power inverter identified.
  • Needs: system engineering design for breakdown according to the Open Capitalist Platform.
• CNC Circuit Mill – evaluating SnapLock CNC as our platform; open source stepper motor controller – leaning towards Open Capitalist Controller.
  • Needs: Systems design from hardware choice to software.
• 3D scanner – Thad Getterman is exploring computer vision applications. We are interested in an open source version of the David 3D Scanner system.
  • Needs: system engineering strategy
• CEB Construction – 3000 square foot workshop continuing where we left off last year – building starting July 1; professional construction drawings for CEB Nanohabitat units for Factor e Farm – collaboration with Cohabitat Group.
  • Needs: architecture detail design drawings
• Education – potential collaboration with Angola University – first university in Angola.
  • Needs: funding to develop the rest of the GVCS so we have the substance to teach about.
• Public Relations – negotiating with Leifur Thor of California regarding role as spokesperson.
  • Needs: Others taking initiative in learning about us to the point that they could speak on our behalf to generate support and resources. High public speaking and networking abilities are required.
• Fabrication – production run ongoing; 3 fabricators coming next month; expected to last until May 31.
  • Needs: more capable people on site.
• Technical Director – There is a wealth of individuals approaching the project currently. We are looking for a full time Technical Director to collaborate on development. This is not a hiring opportunity but a collaboration opportunity. We are looking for exceptionally motivated individuals with a systems engineering and project management experience, and with familiarity with open source culture. In absence of these skills, we are willing to entertain exceptional individuals who have exceptional problem-solving skills. We are providing the branding and identity of Open Source Ecology, and the collaborator is expected to generate progress on and support for the project to make their activity self-supporting. The goal is to leverage existing resources as a technological integrator, by working with diverse SMEs on design and prototyping work. The main deliverable is developing and implementing an initial design of the Open Capitalist Platform, and developing a strategy for making it self-supporting via the contributions of direct stakeholders. Full time commitment is required.
• Resource Developers – We are looking for a number of individuals worldwide to develop resources for the project either via the nonprofit sector or via private, voluntary contributions. The first task is generating a resource development materials package, with media developed under the guidance of our media director.