I’ve been doing some experiments with AI coding assistants, so far I’ve been surprised by how they open up some of the experiments I’ve always wanted to run but never had the time.
All crude work in progress stuff, but I want to share the code in case this is useful to someone.
Website: Foil Experiments
Instructions + Code: GitHub - dwfoil-com/foil-experiments: Hydrofoil experiments: RL pump simulation, motion capture, interactive physics explainer, and board structure optimization · GitHub
Compare stress of tuttle vs track
Design optimal internal 3d printed structure for hollow board
What does a simulated pump look like (this is well beyond current technology)
There is some other stuff in there too, if you are somewhat technically inclined you could improve on most of this with some focussed attention and a Claude Cowork subscription.
Ideas
- Explore the Kalama Gator shape in a simulation environment and try validate and iterate on the shape. Likely too many variables to get anywhere
- Validate the tubercles idea