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RE: All-around-the-robot bump detection
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 18 Dec 1998 15:41:01 GMT
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Rob Giannini <rgiannin@shaw.wave[Spamcake].ca>
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Why not set a variable with 1 or 0, e.g. 1=Forward, 0=Backwards. This way when the robot hits something you would know what direction it's traveling in.
I haven't tried this, it's just an idea.
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Read [SMTP:fred@corp.netcom.net.uk]
Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 9:10 AM
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
Subject: Re: All-around-the-robot bump detection
Michael Gasperi wrote:
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> For those of you with LEGO pneumatics, I've got a question. There seems to
> be a need for an all-around-the-robot bump detector. Would this work? Wrap
> soft rubber tubing around the robot, seal one end of the tube, and connect
> the other to a pneumatic cylinder. Have the cylinder push on a touch switch
> just short of turning it on. When the robot bumps something the pressure in
> the tube goes up enough to push the switch.
Nice idea, just one problem though...
It gives you no idea as to the direction of the collision so the robot
would need some other means of locating the cause of the collision and
taking remedial action.
Still, if you can solve that problem...
--
If it ain't opinionated, it ain't Rich Teer.
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