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Re: Newbie has an idea - Nascar style racing?
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Fri, 22 Nov 2002 18:17:03 GMT
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Here's an interesting idea from Gus Jansson for that type of track:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=271669
It allows you to maintain a smooth line around the course, but not all 'cars' have to follow the same line. You have to be carefull not to get to close to the inside, or (unless you have a complex program) the robot will get messed up when it hits the white on the inside.
It would be nice to add a start/finish line, somehow.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Wood" <jeffwood@ptd.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 05:54:02 GMT
To: lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com
Subject: Re: Newbie has an idea - Nascar style racing?
One idea that I always wanted to persue was autonomus car racing, nascar
style.
I thought of setting up a small oval on a 4x8 sheet of plywood and marking
the entrance to the corners in one shade, inside boundries(3' from the wall)
in a second shade and the outside boundries in a third. the rcx could use
dual light sensors to avoid walls know when to turn and AI to determine
cornering speed and acceleration. I figured the best way to classify the
vehicles would be by vehicle footprint and the number of motors ( a stock
class for three motors tied to the rcx, and "unlimited" class for those
using auxlirary power packs)
it would be an excellent balance between programming and mechanical design.
The AI could try different cornering radious for different laps. with three
or more "cars" on the track it could be quite excitingto watch, better than
sumo or line following.
What do you think?
Jeff Wood
"Eduardo Vazquez Harte" <eduvazhar@terra.es> wrote in message
news:H5vxCE.GqG@lugnet.com...
> If everything goes fine I'll be getting a RIS 2.0 it will be
> my 1st LEGO MINDSTORMS set. I have an idea but may is not possible to
> do specially a newbie like me won't be able to do it but I whould like
> to know if is possible to do a remote control plane?
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> May be no if what about a car?
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> Does there robots work only if the pc is on or can they work with out
> using the pc once they are built?
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> What baterries I need for this RIS 2.0 set?
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> Thanks for answers
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| I've considered that concept, but I wanted to avoid a variation of line following. In real racing, drivers go full throttle until a specific braking point. the faster riders generally brake later without screwing up the corner By defining the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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