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Re: Line Following Monster
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Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:08:52 GMT
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On Wed, September 28, 2005 1:05 pm, Bryan Bonahoom wrote:
> I used my time wisely and now have a 4 wheel drive car that runs on 2 RC buggy
> motors (I mentioned this in a previous post).
Cool. Which wheels are you using, and how is it geared? (how fast does it go?)
> The cool part - this baby follows a line up a 40 degree incline (I have gone as
> far as 4 feet up the incline. I am beginning to envision a new line following
> contest that I might call the Rubicon Trail (if you are a Jeep owner, you might
> be familiar with the real Rubicon Trail...unless you own one of those sissy Jeep
> Libertys)...This contest would test your line following skills and your general
> building skills...oh, and I think there would be a minimum and maximum weight
> limit to force bigger entries as they would be more fun to watch.
This sounds fun, if you can figure out how to make a line to follow, that runs over
obstacles.
Steve
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| (...) I am using the spoked motorcycle wheels from the Mindstorms kit (2 on the front and a "dualy" configuration on the rear...mostly for looks) The main drive is attached to the geared down output of the rc buggy motor - the only gearing down from (...) (21 years ago, 29-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, FTX)
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| So - I was bored over the last couple of weekends (I had a cold and couldn't go outside and enjoy the weather). I used my time wisely and now have a 4 wheel drive car that runs on 2 RC buggy motors (I mentioned this in a previous post). I also spent (...) (21 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, FTX)
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