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Re: Working motorized focus for Vision Command
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:55:27 GMT
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I was wondering if anybody would improve the power focus for the Lego
camera. You have accomplished this very well. I especially like your tilt
drive. Sticking that 40 tooth gear without glue is super. Congratulations!
Bob Fay
http://www.ozbricks.com/bobfay/
"Mark Haye" <markhaye@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:H71CuF.IC3@lugnet.com...
> I have always thought that LEGO should have built the Vision
> Command camera housing such that the focus could be motorized.
> I know I'm not the only one ...
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> In this thread, Bob Fay (of LEGO milling machine fame) suggests
> using half of a large Technic turntable:
> http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=13045
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> Kyle Beatty built a motorized focus using tires:
> http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=16613
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> So, here's my attempt at a motorized focus for Vision Command. Note that
> I irreversibly modified a 40-tooth (z40) gear (LEGO purists beware).
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> Construction details and pictures can be found here:
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> http://members.cox.net/markhaye/window/webcam.html
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> The camera is nothing more than a static webcam at the moment -
> nothing fancy like a mobile robot with auto-focus software or
> anything.
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> For the curious, here's the main webcam page:
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> http://members.cox.net/markhaye/window/
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> For the extra curious, check out the "Brownie Cam" archives.
> See how many LEGO models you can spot ...
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> Mark Haye
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