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turtle coding kit (Re: How would we (the rest of us) communicate ideas to the MDP?)
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Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:41:20 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Mike Walters wrote:
> > But, that doesn't mean that I wouldn't like to at least share my ideas. I
> > imagine that everybody who is on the MDP will have plenty of their own ideas,
> > but if we (the rest of us) had a place to just post suggestions and ideas, isn't
> > it possible that it could lead to something good?
> >
> > I wonder if anybody knows. Do you think we'll just do it through lugnet or
> > through a blog somehow?
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> Mike,
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> You must already know over the last year, all of us have brought ideas from
> LUGNET, and other sources into our MUP discussions.
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> LEGO is smart enough to know they don't have all the answers, so they invited us
> inside. We (MUPs) are smart enough to know we can't speak for everyone, so we
> look at places where people are talking.
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> I suspect there's a good chance you can post your ideas almost anywhere, and
> someone will see them. I prefer LUGNET.
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> So, what sort of ideas are you talking about? Something you want to build?
> Something to write? A contest? Personally, I'd love to hear about them all.
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> Just to give you a glimmer of hope, I believe the first people invited to
> participate need to respond by today or tomorrow. You have to think at least
> one of the 100 are on vacation, and your name is 101 on the list...
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> Steve
I'll chime in here (I lurk way too much):
Given the choice, I'd like to see included in NXT
a software module for coding dead-reckoning
navigation for turtle-type robots, kind of like
here:
http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200108/using_a_pid.html
But since the NXT motors have built-in encoders,
the code would be much simpler. In fact, the inputs
to the routines would be just the diameter of the
wheels and their separation.
With such a code module included in NXT, this
would put just about all FLL teams using it
on even footing for navigation. (Credit Evan
Ryker, a member of my recent FLL team, for the
sending me this excellent link. Apologies if
it's been seen before here.)
I'd be willing to develop this myself, but I
consider myself an unlikely MDP member at this
point.
-Tim
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