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Re: Dragster race
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Fri, 11 Feb 2000 09:59:34 GMT
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Michael Naunton <mmn@interactive.net> wrote:
> Mario,
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> Very cool. One question: were any other sensors (e.g. a touch sensor)
> allowed?
Yes, touch sensor were allowed. Temperature sensors as well :-))
But no rotation sensors.
Mario
> Mario Ferrari wrote:
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> > Our third Italian Legofest featured a funny dragster race. In brief, • the
> > dragster had to be built using just Lego parts (except batteries), use • up to
> > 3 motors, 1 light sensor, and run at its best on a 5m distance delimited • by
> > black tape. The main constraint was that it had to stop in 20cm after • the
> > finishing line, otherwise the run would have been declared null.
> >
> > I personally thought this challenge was even too simple and not so
> > "robotic", but it deserved some unexpected difficulty and taught us many
> > interesting things:
> >
> > - How to time the performance with a resolution of 1/100s using the • built-in
> > 1/10s RCX timers.
> > - How to stop a vehicle that's running at 1.6m/s (5.3ft/s) in just 20cm
> > (less than 8in).
> > - What kind of batteries give better results.
> >
> > You can find some detail, pictures and NQC code at the ItLUG site:
> > http://www.itlug.org, follow the link to the Events page and from there • to
> > the Legofest III, Dragster race (text both in Italian and English).
> >
> > If you have any further question not answered on the web page I'll be • glad
> > to help.
> >
> > Mario
> >
> > Web page: http://www.geocities.com/~marioferrari
> > LUGNET member page: http://www.lugnet.com/people/members/?m=22
> > Proud member of ItLUG: http://www.itlug.org
>
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| Mario, Very cool. One question: were any other sensors (e.g. a touch sensor) allowed? -- Michael (designs rushing through his brain) (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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