 | | Re: Frapper
|
| (...) Hey Steve, can you let me know club requirements??? I would love to join... does having my finger prints on your bricks count??? Janey "When I grow up, I want to build robots, Red Brick" (21 years ago, 20-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Frapper
|
| It's the latest craze. You can add yourself to our club's listing, and you'll show up on our map... (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: Anyone working on monorail tracks?
|
| (...) What an excellent idea! It has completely flat sides, so no problems there. What sort of resolution do you want? (I think I can go up to 1200x1200 dpi without crashing the computer) Regarding the underside structure, the sides are completely (...) (21 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.sandlug, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
| | | | | Re: Future GBCs
|
| (...) Yes, although I was hoping to come up with a way of doing it using the switching RCX's "spare" in/outputs. (...) I was thinking more along the lines of identifying GBC trains. If there were three trains along the mainline, two non-GBC with 6 & (...) (21 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: Future GBCs
|
| (...) ... (...) I was just thinking about this. For non-GBC train loops, one RCX could control the whole siding (detect train, throw switch, power track, watch for oncoming trains...) (...) At the train show last weekend, my train had 2 GBC cars, (...) (21 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: Future GBCs
|
| (...) (OK, I've got to say my first impression was of an octopus on LSD, but actually after looking at it a bit that's a good diagram for this stuff. Thanks, John!). (...) Also, it means that RCX #2 is completely independant of RCX #3, meaning each (...) (21 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: Future GBCs
|
| (...) Things were not looking good when Payton first touched the ball and the score was 10-0... But, it all worked out in the end. (...) Yes, this will work. It looks like a good way to divide the tasks between RCXs. We can NOT connect 1 light (...) (21 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: Future GBCs
|
| Since I couldn't build tonight because I don't have a tv to watch the colts at my lego table, I worked on trying to figure out how to reduce the number of RCXs we need to control 2 GBC loading & unloading spurs. I came up with this (when it goes (...) (21 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: Anyone working on monorail tracks?
|
| (...) Ooh. Well, that might be fun to model, in any case! (...) Do you have a scanner? If you do, you could scan it and send me the digital file - that would actually be better than an oblique photograph. I can then import the image file into (...) (21 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.sandlug, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
| | | | | Future GBCs
|
| Running the GBC at the GTX train show in Indy was fun. I'll try to get pictures posted soon. We're already planning for the next GTX show in January, and the Children's expo in Feb. One thing we talked about was trying to add more automation (...) (21 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Website Down
|
| In case anyone cares, the lugola.org domain name apparently expired 10/10/05. (21 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.lugola)
| | | | | November 19th, 2005 SMART Meeting
|
| The next SMART meeting is going to be November 19th, at Digipen. Our mini-challenge will be Crevice Crossing, but as always you are welcome to bring any robot you've built. Crevice Crossing: Build a robot that can cross a gap between two tables. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
| | | | | TexLUG 10/9/05 meeting notes
|
| All, Here's a recap of last Sunday's TexLUG meeting in Austin. Our building theme was castle; we also put up a Great Ball Contraption and held a robotic sumo contest. The meeting was well-attended, despite the last-minute change of venue from (...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus, lugnet.loc.us.tx, lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | Re: Dover Train Show
|
| (...) -snip- (...) That's great, you rock Patty. e (21 years ago, 15-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
| | | | | Re: Identify a zig
|
| (...) hummm im not sure if you understood or i was not clear.... (...) OK. if you line up your LX sensors in a V looking at the top of your bot... (bad ascci art) 1 7 2 6 3 5 4 xxx...xxx xxx...xxx xxx...xxx R O B O T xxx...xxx xxx...xxx then a line (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: line follower?
|
| (...) If it's any help, my first line-following event (NEIRG, with up to 135° sharp turns) I resolved to start from scratch and "be original". By event day, I ended up with Ben Hur's little brother quite unintentionally. But it worked. (...) Yes, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Identify a zig
|
| (...) Actually, the sensors are a pretty flat V. But, how can you tell if (A) you passed a zig in the road or (B) you passed a somewhat sharp turn? Steve (21 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: line follower?
|
| (...) Gee - funny you should ask :) Since none of my ideas were going to look real original any more after playing around at your house last weekend, I resolved to make the rack & pinion approach work better. So, I redesigned the drive train and (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, FTX)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting - 5yr Anniversary - October 22nd
|
| MICHLUG 5 yr Anniversary Meeting Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. Guests / potential members are welcome. Send an email to (URL) Jason> for directions/address. To celebrate 5 years (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.announce, FTX)
| | | | | line follower?
|
| Bryan: made any progress on that line follower? (21 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
|
|
