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  Re: Gear lash....
 
(...) Trying running a robot around the house, with quarter-inch steps between hardwood and rug. Sometimes, castors are a neccessary evil. Besides the "no rubber, minimize friction", there's also the idea of minimizing castor steer by offsetting the (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  It's 2:55AM
 
And I finished building my robot. Now to make the software work... Calum (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: Gear lash....
 
(...) No, that made a lot of sense. I get it. I looked at Dave's code--that helped too. (...) I've never used them. I don't really know why one would. I've always used those little 2x2 round pads. I've got a couple worn down by a millimeter which is (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: Gear lash....
 
(...) If I may comment on the castor issue. 1. Never put rubber tires on casters. 2. Use that funny boat hull piece as a caster whenever possible 3. Never put rubber tires on casters. The hole issue with casters messing up your direction control (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
 
  Re: Gear lash....
 
(...) One reason the sampling time can be high is a misguided attempt to "smooth" the times. I tried averaging out the last five values in a shift register and found it really slowed the thing down (my samples got really "steppy"). I switched to (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)


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