I had to laugh at your conclusion. The implementation is the most enjoyable part. “How can I dumb this amazing idea down to the most basic understandable levels so it can be applied?” Sometimes you come up with a solution only to have a feverish fit of maddening genius weeks later finding a BETTER solution.
In my first foray into robotics I needed to write a radio positioning program/system for the little guys so they would all know where they were not globally but relative to each other and the work site. I was completely unable to find the math simply spelled out online and to admit at this point in my life I was a former marine who was not quite up to college level math. In banging my head against the table for hours I came up with an initial solution that found a position accounting for three dimensions(allowing for the target object to be in any position relative to the stationary receivers). Eventually I came up with an even better solution that also came up with new ideas for the robot’s antenna design and therefore tweaking the solution even more.
I had to laugh at your conclusion. The implementation is the most enjoyable part. “How can I dumb this amazing idea down to the most basic understandable levels so it can be applied?” Sometimes you come up with a solution only to have a feverish fit of maddening genius weeks later finding a BETTER solution.
In my first foray into robotics I needed to write a radio positioning program/system for the little guys so they would all know where they were not globally but relative to each other and the work site. I was completely unable to find the math simply spelled out online and to admit at this point in my life I was a former marine who was not quite up to college level math. In banging my head against the table for hours I came up with an initial solution that found a position accounting for three dimensions(allowing for the target object to be in any position relative to the stationary receivers). Eventually I came up with an even better solution that also came up with new ideas for the robot’s antenna design and therefore tweaking the solution even more.
That was some of the most fun I have ever had…