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Re: Is it possible for a robot to count studs?
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:34:19 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Geoffrey Hyde wrote:
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> "Steve Lane yahoo.co.uk>" <stevenrobertlane@<nospamplease> wrote in message
> news:IptF5D.vJD@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.robotics, Geoffrey Hyde wrote:
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> > I've used gear racks for this purpose. 2.5 gear rack teeth = 1 stud.
> > Combine
> > with a gear and a rotation sensor and away you go.
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> Is there a way to do it without a rotation sensor? I wasn't planning on a
> LEGO order from S@H until after the New Year.
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> The other problem is the rotation sensor might need to move slowly across, I
> don't know if this robot I'm building will traverse very fast across the
> baseplate. I've heard that they have problems at low speeds.
Yes. The rotation sensor does occasionaly mess up at low rotation speeds, but
this issue can be overcome by gearing up the actual rotation to higher speeds,
and then dividing it back down in software.
Kev
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| "Steve Lane yahoo.co.uk>" <stevenrobertlane@<n...pamplease> wrote in message news:IptF5D.vJD@lugnet.com... (...) Is there a way to do it without a rotation sensor? I wasn't planning on a LEGO order from S@H until after the New Year. The other (...) (19 years ago, 12-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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