18. Intellectual Property¶
May 25, 2022
This week, we’re discussing the intellectual property and preparing our final projects.
Final Project Slide¶
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Final Project Video¶
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What License?¶
I won’t be using the GNUv2 or GNU v3 license. I thought about using the MIT License, but it has some limitations that I want to avoid.
I will probably simply go with a open, attribution license. There are a number of reasons to do this:
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A lot of the code is from open sources, and there are snippets of code from many others. I have to be careful when I release the code so that I don’t violate any previously attached licenses. However, at this point, I have mostly re-written a lot of code, but I want to be careful.
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Nothing in here is really pattenable.
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Not a big fan of software copyrights.
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I want to share this with others. I can’t imagine anyone will re-create this project, or even add to it, but I do think the process can be helpful to others, so I would like to share the process.
Creative Commons License¶
I’ll be using a Creative Commons license. This license allows for freedom and experimentation, and is a form of an open source license.
I will specifically be using: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).
This will allow others to use the code and project for non-commercial purposes, as long as I am credited.
This information is open with attribution.¶
You may use the information for my final FabAcadmey project, code or information as long as you give credit. Please give myself, or the proper creator credit. Attribute it to “S. Garrett Nelson.”
Distribution and Dissemination?¶
I’m not planning on pro-actively distributing this design. This is a proof of concept, and as such, it is not ready for public consumption.
I will provide source code and files, but I’m not going to intentionally publicize the design at this time.
I hope people do stumble upon this website and learn from my mistakes, and learn from what I’ve done. However, this is simply a project to help learn and better understand how digitizing arms work.
Future Work¶
I would like to continue with this project.
I would like to increase accuracy, repeatability, as well as add extra axes of motion.
I really want to experiment with alternative sensor systems rather than rotary encoders.
Hopefully I’ll have time to do all of this going forward.