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Re: Newbie has an idea - Nascar style racing?
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Fri, 22 Nov 2002 19:11:51 GMT
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Now that's a well cool idea! We could set up 'formulas' based on the parts
usable by the cars and the programming allowed, something like
Formula 3 - standard RIS kit only, regular/NQC RCX code
Formula 2 - standard RIS kit only, any (BrickOS, QC, LeJOS) code
Formula P - programming challenge - standard car, any code
Formula B - building challenge, standard program, any car
Formula 1 - Anything goes (no homebrew mega-motors though!)
I agree that it would not only be just as exciting as sumo, but it's a
generally better challenge as the constraints are more suited to the
capabilities of the Mindstorms set.
"Jeff Wood" <jeffwood@ptd.net> wrote in message
news:H5zL8G.I57@lugnet.com...
> One idea that I always wanted to persue was autonomus car racing, nascar
> style.
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> 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)
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> 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.
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> What do you think?
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> Jeff Wood
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> "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?
> >
> > May be no if what about a car?
> >
> > Does there robots work only if the pc is on or can they work with out
> > using the pc once they are built?
> >
> > What baterries I need for this RIS 2.0 set?
> >
> > Thanks for answers
>
>
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