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Subject: 
Re: Sensor information & Extreme Creatures
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 17 Dec 1998 04:57:43 GMT
Original-From: 
Peter Hesketh <pbh@phesk.demon.co.uk#nomorespam#>
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In article <F437wI.MyC@lugnet.com>, Michael Gasperi
<lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com> writes
Barry Bott wrote in message <36783E8B.7C3D@virgin.net>...
Michael Gasperi wrote:
I plan to use two of them to build a heat seeking robot.

I don't think any sensor using a thermistor will be really succesfull,


I agree that I'm asking a lot out of a humble thermistor.  My plan is to
have a two thermistors.  One on each end of a fairly long pole mounted like
headlights on a mobile robot.  Just move slowly  toward the one that has the
warmest temp.  I hoped that it could at least find close by light bulbs or
alike.

If you mounted a fast-response thermistor behind a lens you would have a
very directional scanning heatseeker.  Obviously you would need to
rotate the assembly to scan the environment, and also to remember that
the IR focus of a lens is not in the same place as the vivible focus.
--
Regards - Peter Hesketh, Mynyddbach, Mon.
Forty reasons why a dog is better than a woman: number 13
"Anyone can get a good-looking dog."



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Barry Bott wrote in message <36783E8B.7C3D@virgin.net>... (...) I agree that I'm asking a lot out of a humble thermistor. My plan is to have a two thermistors. One on each end of a fairly long pole mounted like headlights on a mobile robot. Just (...) (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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