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Re: Does anyone have the 8479 bar code truck?
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lugnet.build
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Fri, 1 Oct 1999 19:02:38 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.STOPSPAMorg
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Chris Phillips <chris.phillips@computerboards.com> wrote:
> One application of this is for initializing a robot arm. When the RCX program
> first starts running it doesn't know the actual position of the arm. If the
> arm has a stop at one end of its motion and a clutch gear in its drive train,
> you can simply run the motor toward the stop for "long enough" time that you
I'm using them in lieu of touch-sensor feelers/bumpers on my robots. I have
the motor attached via the slip-clutch, and a rotation sensor attached to
the axle. When the sensor stops changing, the robot knows it's stuck
somehow.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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| (...) The clutch gear is the same basic size as a normal 24-tooth gear, but the center (where the axle passes through) can spin freely if there is too much force holding the gear in place. I believe the gear says right on it that it will stall (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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