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Re: Design Question - For a newbie
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 31 Dec 1999 08:03:18 GMT
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> > and upon running into something will fire off a projectile (using the
> > small "gun" and rubber tipped "bullet" that comes with the RDS) then turn • and
> > flee.
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> I agree with the second post: Have the collision trigger both the touch • sensor
> and the firing mechanism. This leaves both motors free to drive
Except that you need a motor to trigger the firing pin, unless you do some
sort
of mechanical linkage which would make the front bumper a trigger...
The L3GO from the DDK has a single-motor driving the left front wheel, the
right front wheel is just on an axle, while the rear wheel is a caster wheel
that has a very limited travel, when you drive the motor forward, the caster
wheel
pulls straight, and the robot travels straight, when you reverse, the wheel
swivels
*slightly* to make the robot turn. Pretty cool engineering actually.
-Peter
--
Peter A. Vogel
Release Engineering Manager
iReady Corporation
http://www.iready.com http://www.iready.net
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| (...) You might be able to do just that and link the bumper directly to the firing pin. Once that is put together and working, position the touch sensor on the firing mechanism so that it is always depressed. When the gun goes off, the touch sensor (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Eh? :) (...) I agree with the second post: Have the collision trigger both the touch sensor and the firing mechanism. This leaves both motors free to drive. Using the differential will work fine (although I'm not sure if it comes in the RDS or (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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