My son in an Iron Man Suit!

November 10, 2008 by Enrique

My son loved his Iron Man Suit for Halloween! I added some cool tech! Here’s a video:

Repulsor Air – Blows air with CO2 air pump on hip and hose back to his hand.
Repulsor Missile – Using CO2 air pump can also launch a paper missile.
Repulsor Sensor/Light - A magnetic switch sensor lights his repulsor hand light and fades out and in his glowing eyes. Arduino handles this effect.
Repulsor Sound Effect(s) – Originally not working. Worked around problem by using right-mouse, middle-mouse button and configured Elightenment17 to playback sound effects using Mplayer script. Mouse buttons activated by Arduino Digital output triggered by sensors.
Arc Reactor – A LED night light from Costco embedded in his chest.
BeagleBoard: Powerful Computer – With BeagleBoard already running in JARVUS box on my son’s back need to add other features. Possibilities: Web cam, mobile router with hotspot and a head-mounted display, VoIP, streaming video of Iron Man view.
Arduino: Super Input/Output Board - Handles repulsor effects but can add other sensors to enable even cooler special effects!!

Also, entered suit in Instructables Halloween Contest [here].

We need lots of good luck!

-Enrique

PS: The backside has a JARVUS box with this block diagram.

Originally, unable to activate sound because of missing software link between linux and Arduino serial port. Worked around the problem by using a PS2 mouse embedded into JARVUS. When Arduino has the repulsor sensor activated, Arduino automatically closes the middle-mouse button. The middle-mouse button is then heard by the BeagleBoard Enlightenment17 mouse binding and plays back the repulsor sound.

Iron Man Suit with Tech Block Diagram of JARVUS.

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23 Responses

on November 25, 2008 at 11:00 am hackingthemachine

The Iron Man suit seems really cool but the video really is just a picture image… I have to ask is the suit real?

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on November 25, 2008 at 11:16 am LinuxNerd

Yes, the suit itself in video is real. The segments of Iron Man movie, sound and music is from movie.

What technical info do you need?

I can then post corresponding answer(s), diagrams, pics, video…not whole thing yet since I need lots of time to do that and holidays are here.

-Enrique
on November 25, 2008 at 12:08 pm hackingthemachine

What video? The video is just a link to a JPG file…

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on November 25, 2008 at 3:23 pm Enrique

Sorry, Hackingthemachine, video plays now on this page. In WP GUI view, shows I inserted YouTube WP syntax correctly. But HTML view shows JPG + YouTube references. I deleted the original JPG reference and now works.
on November 25, 2008 at 10:43 pm Ed

Hey Great job!!!!

Quick question are the file folders in the back ground GTD folders_____?
on November 26, 2008 at 9:33 am Enrique

Thanks, Ed.

If you mean the file folders in the first part of the video, that’s paper stock sorted by color, pattern, thickness, and texture. My wife uses the paper when making greeting cards and other crafts. This room we call the “Studio” for crafts and for my portion, the “Lab”.

My GTD is my email box at work. I also use TiddlyWiki for some GTD task tracking but mostly notes.
on November 26, 2008 at 11:45 am Piplup_U

Hahahaha! That Video Is Cool And Funny. Iron Man Rocks
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on November 27, 2008 at 10:44 am Juan

That was a neat trick using a mouse on the BeagleBoard to handle audio triggering. Since it was only doing audio for you though, you might want to consider adding a wave shield (http://www.ladyada.net/make/waveshield) to the Arduino instead and reduce the bulk of the backpack.
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on December 12, 2008 at 5:04 pm Lee

What parts did you use for the compressed air? I’d love to get something like that going for my kid!
on December 15, 2008 at 11:39 am LinuxNerd

I did consider the WaveShield from ladyada. The extra effort with the BeagleBoard will also give me access to night vision and much more but ran out of time. Maybe next year.
on December 15, 2008 at 12:22 pm LinuxNerd

Hi Lee,

I’ve been wanting to make an Instructables for whole suit, or at least trickle each individual part as an Instructable. However, recently work and holidays using all my free time.

Parts List
————————–
-Innovations Ultraflate Plus CO2 Inflation System (Amazon)
-Extra 16 gram cartridges (Amazon): They don’t last long so better get some backup for more fun.

For rest of hose system, it uses:

-Old bicycle tire tube with working valve: Inside valve must be removed by using tweezers to unscrew inside valve to leave open hole. This attaches to Ultraflate Inflation system.
-DripMaster T-Coupler or 2 hose Coupler: attaches to bicycle valve stem.
-Ten Ton Epoxy Syringe + aluminum foil: Using a small vise to hold Coupler + stem in place, create a small alumunium mold to hold/form epoxy while epoxy dries.
-Orbit Drip Irrigation Hose: This then attaches to coupler so about 6 feet (extra for any errors in cutting) of small diameter hose with no holes.
-Orbit Adjustable Valves: Maybe just buy simpler kit with all couplers and vavles.

Depending if you want missile system too, you’ll need a some Tee-connectors as some pics show.

Please let me know if you need more part info.
on December 16, 2008 at 4:42 pm m2anangel

Luv the video. What a cool dad you are!!!!

I want a suit for my 4 yr old who just loves Iron Man Silver suit..
You sell them??

Your just a cool dad
on December 16, 2008 at 5:22 pm LinuxNerd

Sorry I don’t sell the costumes. I’ll slowly have instructions for others to use and improve. Just like all things Linux and FOSS.

Is there a part of the suit your interested to know more about?
on December 26, 2008 at 8:39 pm Lee

That’s a good starting point for me. A little beyond my reach at the moment (especially the epoxy part) but hopefully I can work something out by next Halloween.

Yeah, if you get the time, some kind of video or kits to look at would be cool.

Thanks,

Lee
on May 21, 2009 at 11:30 am Marinkina

1 п. “Не имей сто друзей, а имей сто шекелей” тоже хорошо рифмуется
8 п. Ты никогда не потеряешь работу. Когда закончатся фотографии можно размещать рисунки (да хоть бы и конкурс объявить на лучший рисунок Одри (-:), аппликации и фотографии поделок из пластилина…
9 п. Сто пудов !
on May 23, 2009 at 1:13 pm Cederash

Занятно пишете, жизненно. Все-таки, для того, чтобы делать по-настоящему интересный блог, нужно не только сообщать о чем-то, но и делать это в интересной форме:)
on May 24, 2009 at 10:19 am Ferinannnd

Спасибо! Буду теперь заходить на этот блог каждый день!
on May 24, 2009 at 2:34 pm Eruccusylar

Когда уже какой-нибудь конрукс будет? A?

здесь видел ет gamebulletin.ru
on May 25, 2009 at 11:34 pm Avertedd

Как хорошо что удалось отыскать такой замечательный блог, и тем более отлично, что есть такие автора толковые!
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