Helen Hutchens

Optical Quadrature Encoder for IGVC

An optical encoder design was drawn up in order to allow for a feedback signal of the drive wheel’s rotation speed. Three design iterations were drafted in order to reach the final design. All three iterations made use of two electrical switches placed slightly apart from each other in such a way that as the wheel rotates, the switches are interrupted. The frequency of the interruption corresponds to an angular velocity of the wheel. The use of two stitches allows for direction to be measured using quadrature. In a certain direction, their signal will pulse in a certain order.

Takoyaki

2 cups (480ml) Dashi

2 eggs

1 tsp soy sauce

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup plus 2 Tbsp all purpose flour

2-3 green onions, finely chopped

2 Tbsp Benishoga (pickled red ginger), chopped

5-6 oz octopus, cut into 1/2" cubes

oil

Takoyaki sauce or Okonomiyaki sauce

mayo

Aonori (green dried seaweed)

Katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)

In a large bowl, mix well Dashi, eggs, soy sauce, salt, and flour with a whisk.

Fish Cooked in Coconut Milk

Prepared by Rebeka Ramangamihanta from Madagascar

Fish cooked with Coconut milk

2 pounds of fish (sea fish, does not really matter the kind) Eg. Whitings

2 ripe tomatoes, cut into chunks

1 chopped onion

Salt

3 tablespoons oil

1 can coconut milk

Instructions

Fry the fish

In a pan, brown (fry) the onion

Add the tomatoes.

When the sauce thickens, add the fish.

After 5 minutes, pour the coconut milk.

Published Translations

Today, Judith Pfeifer told me that she was using some of my translations in a bio of her in the September-October 2015 Kritya Poetry Journal.

Here's a link: http://www.kritya.in/0907/En/editors_choice.html

Poster Painting

I painted this for the center of the poster that Benji and I are sending out to donors.