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Re: balancing bot
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 08:16:37 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, dan miller <danbmil99@yahoo.com> wrote:
hi all--

lately I've been playing with legway-inspired ideas.  After much frustration, I'm finally getting
some results using a standard lego light sensor with some custom enhancements (not taking it
apart, just adding a lens and a light source).  At this point I think the problems are more
software control than hardware issues.  I'm curious if anyone has been working on something
similar, and/or would anyone be interested in trading ideas, designs, and software?  The eventual
goal is to design a two-wheeled balancing robot that can be built with standard Lego parts.  I'm
convinced it's possible.

-dbm

You may have a look to YAL: http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=22181

Philo



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  Re: balancing bot
 
(...) ...and here is a NQC sample code that works on YAL, using Dick Swan's fast firmware. Try it on a clear color surface (not necessarily even, some patterns help stabilize position) with overhead diffuse lighting. YAL must be started balanced (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)

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hi all-- lately I've been playing with legway-inspired ideas. After much frustration, I'm finally getting some results using a standard lego light sensor with some custom enhancements (not taking it apart, just adding a lens and a light source). At (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)

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