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Subject:	Re: an idea, can someone tell me if this is possible/been done before/etc?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics
Date:	Tue, 2 Dec 2003 14:57:06 GMT
Original-From:	Jim Choate <ravage@einstein.ssz.com%nospam%>
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On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Kevin L. Clague wrote: > Ahh, yes. Not walking is an important part of the behavior :^) > > I'll probably have the third output control a pole reversor switch. Battery > power -> pole reversor -> RC racer motor (or two?) -> pumps. I want a > powerful compressor. Use a watchdog timer instead, if you want to stop don't send any outputs. Once the timer trips the bot stops. You still get your third sensor, you'll need it for a bump switch, otherwise you won't know when to turn/back-up. Each output is multi-state, use it. -- -- Open Forge, LLC 24/365 Onsite Support for PCs, Networks, & Game Consoles 512-695-4126 (Austin, Tx.) help@open-forge.com irc.open-forge.com Hangar 18 Open Source Distributed Computing Using Plan 9 & Linux 512-451-7087 http://open-forge.org/hangar18 irc.open-forge.org James Choate 512-451-7087 ravage@ssz.com jchoate@open-forge.com

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		Re: an idea, can someone tell me if this is possible/been done before/etc?
i'm sorry to all about using this forum to resolve private issues but i have to say one word to jim what is going on with you? if you want to get me down - do it here on the group!!! send you really smart and wise posts on the group!!! if you want (...) (21 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)

		Re: an idea, can someone tell me if this is possible/been done before/etc?
(...) What if we assume that each output drives a motor, through a differential which drives a pneumatic switch and a compressor. The compressor does not care which rotational direction it is driven, but the switch does. When we are mostly up to (...) (21 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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		Re: an idea, can someone tell me if this is possible/been done before/etc?
(...) Ahh, yes. Not walking is an important part of the behavior :^) I'll probably have the third output control a pole reversor switch. Battery power -> pole reversor -> RC racer motor (or two?) -> pumps. I want a powerful compressor. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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