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| 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 (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: Identify a zig
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| (...) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| (...) 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, (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, FTX)
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| (...) 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 (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: line follower?
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| (...) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, FTX)
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| Bryan: made any progress on that line follower? (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: Identify a zig
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| (...) consider it a favour returned from my DCC post. as to your problem... blow off your straigh line of 7 sensors, and instead, angle them to make a V then look for center point of V and most others on one side to "fire" Chris (19 years ago, 11-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| (...) As usual, Chris, you are no help. :) Thanks Steve (19 years ago, 11-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: Identify a zig
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| (...) ummm steve... a zig zag looks like this. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ hope that helps. Chris (19 years ago, 11-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
| | | | | Re: Identify a zig
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| (...) With my current program, I really can't treat it like a broken line, because it's NOT a broken line. :) As long as the line is under the row of seven light sensors, the robot knows how it needs to adjust. When it passes an intersection, the (...) (19 years ago, 11-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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