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Re: Another DIY sensor
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:59:19 GMT
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Ben Gracewood <[gracewoodben@]spamless[hotmail.com]>
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> From: "John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com>
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> 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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