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Re: Another DIY sensor
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Date: 
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:59:19 GMT
Original-From: 
Ben Gracewood <gracewoodben@!StopSpammers!hotmail.com>
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From: "John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com>

That reminds me. A while ago now, someone here suggested trying
out the guts of one of those ball-less optical mice as the basis for
a sensor to watch the floor go by under the robot. Did that get
anywhere? Does anyone even know how those things work? Are
they still $50?


How about http://www.microsoft.com/products/hardware/mouse/explained.htm
If you filter out the marketing-speak it would appear that the optical
sensor is a combination digital camera and signal processor.  Dunno what the
chances are of getting any sort of intelligle output other than +/- x and y
is.

Ben.

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