UST Ultra Small Telescope?

Is small better than big?

The Big Brain postulates an interesting idea today. As work has proceeded (tests, model construction, observations, programs, experiments) towards the investigation, design and study of a larger telescope (the ULT), the Brain is now studying the converse, that of an Ultra Small Telescope (UST).

Can huge amounts of power be derived and achieved with smaller devices? Can a smaller telescope be made to outperform the largest? If the small telescope has the ultimate in surface formation and the images are of far superior clarity to larger models, can it outperform the larger unit? What techniques can be employed to facilitate this objective? How can the light gathering issue be addressed?

Perhaps there are advantages that are overlooked to having an Ultra Small Telescope UST. Some immediate gains are listed.

Gains of a Smaller Telescope
01) Light weight
02) Amplification of light gathering power by Charged Coupled Devices
03) Superior guiding and tracking
04) Best transport portability
05) Best location
06) Best mounting ability
07) Fastest setup time
08) More convenient to use
09) Superior optics
10) Superior atmospheric cell penetration
11) Superior handling ability
12) Less budget requirement
13) Shorter time to construct
14) Fastest disassembly time
15) More easy to make robotic
16) Faster thermal settling
17) Faster response to thermodynamic changes
18) Easier to store
19) Easier to maintain
20) Lighter when lifting
21) Smaller and diminuative

Other considerations. How small is an Ultra Small Telescope?
How to surpass the 1.22(Lamda)/D res barrier?
What are the gains on light gathering enhancement?
How will the Big Brain control the UST telescope?

Big Brain Moving Here

Continuing growth of the Big Brain project causes massive growth!

Again and again the Big Brain has outgrown monstrous-sized containment fields. It has outgrown an entire Forum so now Big Brain moves to its own home, here!

You'll see both a vast web site and bloggers dedicated to the enormous Brain. Of course this will take time to construct and fill, but the good news is the Blogger is immediately working online and growing. Plus, as the Brain continues to grow, posts will go online so everything can stay updated. Stay tuned as we bring in valuable project material and introduce spectacular new topics, designs and data.

Singing Choir of 700

SINGING CHOIR OF 700 The Big Brain becomes a spectacular singing choir of 700 Monks using this technique! Use the Brain's first two Propeller chip arrays of 100 chips loaded in parallel using the injectors and execute code simultaneously. Chip Gracey's code Singing Monk Squad of 7 is multiplied 100 times to create a singing choir of 700! Also pace the vocal dudes in the Singing Squad of 4 if you prefer a choir of 400. It's  up to you to mix all those audio signals. Check the schematic for the Parallax Propeller Demo Board for running the audio connections. Propeller Demo Board Rev D/E/F Schematic

INDEX

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Machine Genealogy
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Parts of the Big Brain
Projects
Software
Schematics
Programming Languages
Word Definitions

THIS INDEX
http://humanoido-labs.blogspot.com/2011/12/index.html
Big Brain is Born
http://humanoido-labs.blogspot.com/2011/12/first-bog.html
Disclaimer
http://humanoido-labs.blogspot.com/2011/12/disclaimer.html
Brain Genealogy
http://humanoido-labs.blogspot.com/2011/12/big-brain-genealogy.html
Big Brain Specs
http://humanoido-labs.blogspot.com/2011/12/big-brain-specs.html
Brain Stem
http://humanoido-labs.blogspot.com/2011/12/brain-stem.html
Brain Build
http://humanoido-labs.blogspot.com/2011/12/brain-material.html
Beginning
http://humanoido-labs.blogspot.com/2011/12/beginning.html

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Brain Genealogy

I'm retracing the complete history of all Humanoido-created machines leading up to the Big Brain. I know this is an enormous task and it will take some time as there could be around 400 machines to categorize. Starting small and filling in the gaps over time from pieced together web and computer records plus notes should prove accurate. Text descriptions for specific machines will also be referenced. This list is ongoing for continued development.

Robot Era
CanMan
ChainMan
Zylatronic
Son of Zylatronic
Bugatronic
Automatronic
Manatronic
Robotic Space Telescope
Humanoid Toddler
Penguin Super Hero (in Robot Magazine)
The BAT Penguin
Ultra Vision Penguin
Humanizer Penguin
LCD Penguin
Roller Skating Penguin
Happy Dance Penguin
Soccer Penguin
CMUcam Dragon Penguin
Big Finger Penguin
Weightlifter Penguin
Pocket Penguin
Seeing Eye Dog Penguin
Old Age Penguin
Bug Penguin
Boe-Bot Penguin
Santa Penguin
Robot Dance Penguin
Transformer Frog Penguin
Cricket Penguin
AI Penguin
The Determinator Penguin
Carpet Walker Penguin
Memory Master Penguin
Spy Bot Penguin
Scout Penguin
Runner Penguin
Aerobic Penguin
Talker Penguin
Math & English Penguin
Radio Penguin
Penguinese Penguin
Ultra Vision Penguin
Smartest Boe-Bot

BASIC Stamp Supercomputer Era
BSS BASIC Stamp Supercomputer
MSS Minuscule Stamp Supercomputer
TriCore Stamp Supercomputer
TSS Tiny Stamp Supercomputer (in Robot Magazine)
SEED Self Evolving Enumerating Deterministic
2S Two Stamps
M.O.M. Master Offloader Machine

Unique Machines Era
3DSC Three Dimensional Computer
4D Morphing Computer
AM Algorithm Machine
Machine in a Machine
No Parts Machine

Propeller Era

PEK 1
MC Minimal Computer
LED Machine
2-Proper 2 props, 1 PEK, 1 on same breadboard, 2-Prop-Experiment
Spark 2 2 props, 1 Proto Board & 1 in parallel
PiggyTwins 2 props, 1 piggybacked on another
Dueling Breadboards 2 props, one on ea., f/interface tests
Spark 4 Tiny Tim, 4 props, two proto boards w/2 props on ea
Spark 5 5 props stacked Proto Boards
Spark 6 6 props 3 proto boards 2 props on each
Spark 8 Tertiary ADJUNCT, 8 props 4 proto boards 2 props on each
Propalot 10 props on solderless breadboard
Spark 10 10 props, 5 proto boards w/10 props total
TTB Test Bed of Ten 10 props single board
Twelvenator Board of Twelve, 12 props green board
UltraSpark 15 15 props, interrupted stack Proto Boards
Tertiary 20 20 props, 15 proto boards stacked 5 props
UltraSpark 20 20 props stacked
Boe-Bot Brain Project 20 props as Brain on Boe-Bot
MLEPS Super Language Machine 25 props
UltraSpark 40 Supermicrocontroller 40 props 320 cores, 6,400/8,320 MIPS
Smartest Boe-Bot Brain Temporal Experiment 40 props, US40, 1 BOE, 321C
T1Transposition Machine
Transition Machine

Big Brain Era
Brain Span 3 rows of six Propeller boards each
Brain Stem 1 Propeller board and 1 Stamp board
Brain Base 2 Propellers boards
Brain 22 board

Big Brains' Offspring Children Born
Bantam Brain
Child Brain
Baby Brain
Bit Brain
Tiny Brain
Small Brain
Pint Size Brain

Big Brain Specs

Big Brain Specifications post includes various development details and specifications including Parallax Propeller chips and machine parts made from the chips. It also includes the add-ons and expansions with other parts as noted. As the Big Brain is ongoing in development, these specs are subject to change. (in progress)

Functions
Speaking, Singing Solo & Choir, Listening, Taking Commands, Amplifying, Composing, Dreaming, Multiple Languages, Conversing, Benchmarking, Transforming, Neural Injecting, Assimilating, Playing Board Games, Learning, Thinking, Self Consciousness Experimenting, Growing, Quadrillions of States Play, Out Loud Counting, Memorizing, Using Nanites, Making Discoveries, Robotic Control, Measuring, Timing, Enumerating,  Sensing, Achieving Automatronic Life, Electronic Lips, Inventing, Doing Projects & Science, Shape Shifting, Aerial Photography, Exploring Space, Launching Rockets & Micro Space Crafts, Astro Imaging, Making Babies, Other Experimentation, Expansion, Exploration, Discovery, Evolving, Intellectual Thought Surfing, Exploring a Greater Purpose... 

Purpose of Big Brain Machine
Fun, Enjoyment, Hobby, Education, Science & Computing, Machine Intelligence, Experimenting, Trying New Things, Pushing the Limits, Going Beyond the Norm, Exploring the Unknown 

Left Brain Propeller Driven

Names: Big Brain, iBrain, Blob, Horribly Large Brain
Type of Machine: Parallel MultiProcessor

Processor Arrays: 3

Propeller Processors: 100 in 2 arrays, variable in array 3

VP Processors: exceeding 100,000
Cogs: exceeding 800 

Right Brain Section

AMD Processors: 720 AMD GPUs

Apple Processors: Quad Core, Intel Duo Core
EEE PC Netbook Atom Processor 

Other Configs
QUAD Brain
States - over a quadrillion 

Real Estate
Exoskeleton Tower (24 Boards on the Outside)
24 Mini Solderless Breadboards on Tower
High Density Large Solderless Breadboards
Containment Rack 

Speed
The first two ParaP arrays have 100 props that can deliver a theoretical 160x100 = 16,000 MIPS. When left brain and right brain are coupled together, maximum speed is TeraFLOPS range. 

Interfaces
Hybrid, Parallel, Serial, Combinations, Full Duplex, Half Duplex, Multi Party Line, Business Interface - CEO, Pres, VP, Workers, Switching Data Lines, Evolutionary Int, Multi Streaming Data in Wide BUS, Multi Configurable Interface, Multi Propeller Neural Injector, SNN Small Neural Net, Wire Sharing 

Memory

Distributed

22 Archived 32K EEPROM etc.
n*128K EEPROMs
32K x 100+ RAM
32K x 100+ ROM

USB Flash Drives

SD Card 

Input Output

Over 3,200 I/O, TV, NTSC, VGA, Audio In, Audio Out, Speech Synthesizer, Voice Recognition, Singing, Amplifier, Talking Keyboard, Mouse, LEDs, Small LCD, Large LCD, Toggle Switches 

Sensors 
Light, Temperature, Pressure, Heat, Direction, Ultrasonics 

Hard Drives

3 TeraByte Drives 

Boards

20 PPPB Parallax Propeller Proto Board
1 Propeller Demo Board
1 Propeller PEK
1 Propeller HYDRA
1 BASIC Stamp HomeWork Board BS2
1 BOE Board of Education BS2
5 High Density Propeller Breadboards
Brain Stem, Summit, Brain Span, Brain Base, Brain Stomach 

Techniques

Cloning
ParaP Parallel-Parallel
Jump Over Communications
Electronic Brain Fluid
Hyper Neural Threading
Brain Channeling
No Parts
Intellectual Surfing
Shape Shifting
Que Messaging
OffSetting
Arraying
Wire Sharing 

Core Software
Communications
Enumerator
Neural Injection
Simplex Neuron
Loader
Neural RTOS
System Diagnostics
Test Programs
Systems Design Program 

Languages

SPIN, PASM, EmbeddedBASIC, PBASIC, Extended Color BASIC 1.0, PropBASIC, FemtoBASIC, OpenCL, XBASIC, ProLog, Binary, Trinary, HEX (choice of 175 Propeller languages - see The Ultimate List of Propeller Languages) 

Cube Computing
Up to 46 x 46 x 46 

Peripherals
Airport, 2 Helicopters, 4 Telescopes, 2 Cameras, 8 Rocket Launchers, 2 Air Rockets, Tethers, Kites, Balloon Rocket, Pressure Pump, Slipstream Drive, Transporter, AntiVortex Device, Robotic Reel, Micro RADAR, VARF, Walking Secondary, Intelligent Mirror, MLT, Waterdrop... 

Supporting Brain Devices
Brain Wave Monitor Machine
Machine in Machine
XRAY Machine 

Children Offspring
Child Brain
Bantam Brain
Small Brain
Pint Size Brain
Baby Brain
Bit Brain 

Lab Location
4 Development Labs in 3 Countries, USA, Taiwan, China