bonkerfield | bonkerfield

analysis

Financial Modeling for a Foodtruck

Financial Modeling for a Foodtruck — As I'm trying to think through the business details for WORC Foods, I've been building simple models to try to estimate what the financial picture would look like for the food truck business. I've found ...

Simulating the Braccio robotic arm with ROS and Gazebo

Simulating the Braccio robotic arm with ROS and Gazebo — As I'm continuing to build my su_chef robotic food prep project, I've realized it will be more efficient to design and prototype using robotics simulations. So last weekend, I took a deep dive into integrating ...

Modeling whether an outbreak of COVID-19 virus will hit San Francisco

Modeling whether an outbreak of COVID-19 virus will hit San Francisco — Epistemic status: To be clear, this is a highly simplified model and should not be used to insight panic or to instill a false sense of security. Please enjoy with a healthy level of skeptical ...

Short Post on Short Showers — I finally was able to reduce my flying this year to just two flights to visit family for the holidays. My partner still points out that I take long showers so I should get off ...

Theseus and the Cell (a PhD dissertation story)

Theseus and the Cell (a PhD dissertation story) — Epistemic status: High confidence in technical validity of model, low confidence in biological applications. The main reason I haven't been very active on this blog for the past year is that I've been finishing up ...

Power Analysis of an Indoor Water Fountain

Power Analysis of an Indoor Water Fountain — Craving tranquil water splashing in your tiny apartment? You can have a relaxing fountain for under $10 if you have an old phone charger lying around. Simple setup The majority of the work is done ...

Procrastinating with a Time Optimization Game

Procrastinating with a Time Optimization Game — I've got to admit, I'm majorly busy at this time of year. But today, I'm deciding to procrastinate by writing a post on—ironically enough—a game about optimizing your use of time! The Background If you've ...