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Re: 0.5 degree resolution with rotation sensor
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Date: 
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 20:27:55 GMT
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I don't really need it to be really precise, because, yes, the gear train is a
huge factor in a situation like that. I only built the gear train and I'm
using another rotation sensor as the reference for my controller. Depending on
the position I put the 2nd wheel, the controller should move the other one to
the same position. And for that it's working great. I know, I didn't have to
build the gear train for that, but I just wanted to try and see if it was
going to work. After all I just started playing with the RCX and now NQC...

And yep, Mauro, I'm brazilian... :o)



In lugnet.robotics, Mauro Vianna writes:
Did you have any problem with the slack resulting from the gear train? With
so much gears the error generated slack should be greater than the
precision.
I don't have a rotation sensor yet but some assemblies I made in the past to
control sterring with touch sensors had this problem. i never solved it. :(

PS: Are you brazilian?

Mauro Vianna


"Moleque BR" <molequebr@cs.com> wrote in message
news:FvG6KM.L30@lugnet.com...
Hi guys!

I've been playing with a position controller and thought that could • interest
someone else.

Since the rotation sensor has only 16 counts for 1 full turn, which means • 22.5
degrees, I thought about a way to get some more precision.

In order to get a 1 degree precision, a 22.5:1 gear train would be • necessary,
but then, why not a 45:1 gear train? That causes the input to turn 720 • times
for each turn on the output, which gives a 0.5 degrees precision.

Here is how I did it:

input                       legend:
   |                            |    axle
  [|] sensor                    #    technic beam
###|##|##|###|####              *    8t gear
#  * *** |   |   #             ***   24t gear
#  |  * ***  |   #            *****  40t gear
#  |  |  * ***** #
###|##|##|###|####
             |
           output

I hope that will interest you guys, 'cause I'm having fun! :o)

Cheers

Ricardo Andrade
San Jose, CA



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  Re: 0.5 degree resolution with rotation sensor
 
(...) I did a design a little while ago, using the ultrasonic rangefinder (this is John Barnes's original design 'redesigned' by me, and built as a PCB), as a 'rangefinder', with a meter needle. Obviously to get reasonable resolution on the needle, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: 0.5 degree resolution with rotation sensor
 
Did you have any problem with the slack resulting from the gear train? With so much gears the error generated slack should be greater than the precision. I don't have a rotation sensor yet but some assemblies I made in the past to control sterring (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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