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    The LEGO Level —Jerry Kalpin
   With a little R&D I have shown that John Barnes’ (HiTechnic Products ED2010) light sensor has the resolution and sensitivity to accurately plot the meniscus of a bubble. Using that sensor and a spirit level I have created a new accurate level (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jul-03, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: The LEGO Level —Steve Hassenplug
     (...) .. (...) This is pretty cool, Jerry. Receintly, (while I was between jobs) I had a chance to play with one of these levels, and I wondered about making one out of LEGO. I'm glad to see that sensor can be used for more than just making a silly (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jul-03, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: The LEGO Level —Mark Haye
   Jerry, This level is a great piece of LEGO engineering, and your website is full of equally impressive projects. I also attempted to build a self-leveling platform for my model of the Kennedy Space Center Crawler/Transporter: (URL) advantage of my (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: The LEGO Level —Jerry Kalpin
   (...) I think that detecting 'plumb' is an attractive alternative to detecting 'level'. They both have the same problem: the need for settling time. Also, a plumb detector must have damping or the pendulum effect can go on forever. Thanks for your (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.robotics)
 

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