TechnoFrolics expertise, services and facilities include:

Computer programming languages
 
  • Visual C/C++
  • Visual Basic
  • 8088 and PIC Assembly languages
  • Forth

    Historically: Fortran, Lisp, Prolog, Modula II, Pascal, PDP8 and Z80 assembly languages

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Computer applications
 
  • Adobe GoLive
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Premier
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver
  • Macromedia Director
  • Macromedia Fireworks
  • Ray Dream Designer
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Finalword
  • Matlab and Mathematica
  • Autocad
  • Circuitmaker & Traxmaker and ORCAD SDT & PCB

 

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Mathematics

 
  • Coupled differential equation solving
  • Closed-loop servo control system development
  • Fourier, Laplace, and other Frequency-Domain analysis techniques
  • Real-time dynamic system simulation
  • Signal processing of digitally-sampled music for dance-relevant information extraction

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Electrical Engineering

 

Analog

  • Low-power, high-power
  • Audio
  • Motion control
  • Data acquisition

Digital

  • Discrete logic
  • PAL
  • Micro-controller
  • Data acquisition
  • PWM

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Fabrication and assembly

 

Machining of

  • Acrylics and plastics
  • Metals
  • Woods

Fastenings

  • Removable hardware
  • Structural adhesives
  • Welding

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Writing, marketing, speaking & education

 

Writing

  • Proposals for commercial clients and government non-profit granting institutions
  • Marketing materials
  • Technical documentation, including detailed electrical and mechanical schematics
Lectures, consulting, workshops on
  • Applications of cutting-edge technologies within the fields of art, education, architecture and advertising
  • Adding sparkle, clarity, and humor to technical papers and presentations
  • Methods for combining physics and dance in the classroom·
  • Correlations amongst gender, social skills, and the evolution of science and technology

High school and college level tutoring in

  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Computer programming

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Fabrication facilities

 

TechnoFrolics’ workshop includes:·

  • A network of Pentium PC and Mac PowerPC computers
  • Software required for mechanical and electronic design, application programming, computer graphics, animation, multi-media, web development, and document creation
  • An electronics lab equipped to build and test prototype analog and digital control circuitry
  • A workshop and machine tools for fabricating and assembling prototypes comprised of wood, metal, plastic, and composite materials
  • Digital still and video cameras, scanners, and video editing facilities, suitable for the creation of product documentation, marketing materials, and educational content

 


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