Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fish eyes

[Marie-Andrée et Pierre <poulin.carrier@videotron.ca>]

Thanks Micheal, Let me know when you find more info :) I'll try to find a 
half sphere and do the test. I think it would be usefull for other sub too. 
To have a better all around view.

Pierre Poulin

P.S. what does DOWB stand for? What is it? My wild guess is:  Dual Organic 
Welding Brackets... Or not.... (just kidding. I know I'm taking chances 
right now but what can I say? I'm that type of guy)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Holt" <mholt@ohiohills.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fish eyes


> Marie-Andrée et Pierre wrote:
>
> > I was wandering since my sub have many blind spots (in fact, I can only 
> > see strait forward and up) that if I put half sphere of acrylic as 
> > window, would I see 180 deg. around? Then eliminating blind spots on the 
> > side? I'm aware that if that does work distortion would be... interesting 
> > at best. But I could see if I am close to an object or to see where is 
> > that scuba diver?
> >
> > Anybody tried that before?
>
> DOWB had fiber-optic fisheyes.   Two of them, as I recall: one  above one 
> and at the keel.   At some point early in the game, one of the eyes was 
> moved to a stalk at the bow.  Apparently, it's kinda hard to use at first. 
> It's worth noting that DOWB was fairly quickly sold and retired.
> I have around here somewhere the pilots' manual for DOWB when it was in 
> Santa Barbara.  When I find the package, I'll tell you what's there.
>
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> M
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