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Re: "Wireless" camera
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 22 Jul 1999 09:34:05 GMT
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Stefan Gross <sgross@/StopSpam/mdc-berlin.de>
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One Time CR-X wrote:
> Hej everybody, I'm coming out of lurking mode for a while to share a robot
> I made. It is a "wireless" ccd video camera (it still has the power cord,
> but no direct wire connection to the tv) mounted on top of a heavy-duty
> lego turntable, whose rotation is controlled by motor. On top of the
> camera is a lego rubberband gun, complete with flashlight and motorized
> trigger. Below the camera is a light sensor, which serves no purpose
> right now.
> An interesting feature of the flashlight is that the point where all the
> light focuses to, is where the rubberband will hit when launched. So it
> is possible to aim with very good accuracy where the rubberband is going
> to hit.
> The rcx controls the rotation of the camera/rubberband gun, as well as the
> trigger for the rubberband gun. So from my computer (which has a tv tuner
> card to view the picture from the camera) I can remotely aim the gun, and
> fire at targets. It's quite fun. The rcx is controlled by the RCX Test
> Panel for Mac.
> Next on the modification list are tractor treads instead of the turntable,
> so that it is fully mobile (kind of like a tank), and a pyroelectric
> sensor so that the robot can track animal/human movement on its own. Also
> on tap are dual rubberband guns, with 5 rounds per gun. I just persuaded
> the physics dept to order another mindstorms set for me, so pretty soon I
> might also have a prey to hunt down.
> Here are some pics:
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> http://Arts.ramapo.edu/student/henrywww/Robotics/camera/
>
> Cheers,
> Henry C.
> ***********************************************************
> * TAS: Physics 89 CR-X dx *
> * Email: hchea@ramapo.edu OR OneTimeCRX@aol.com *
> * OR OneTimeCRX@hotmail.com *
> ***********************************************************
>
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
Hi Henry,
In fact I'm trying to do something similar. I already have the ccd-camera,
but my problem is in the moment, that I don't know, how to control the RCX
per PC.
I thought the IR-transmitter would be to unstable, if you let the robot move
around.
What is your solution ?
I also hope to do some image-processing afterwards.
I'm curious for your answer.
bye
Stefan Gross
sgross@mdc-berlin.de
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| (...) I'm also looking at doing some image processing - I'd be interested to know what tools people are using (in my case, I'm digitising with a Brooktree-based card on a FreeBSD platform - I'm still messing around with exactly how to deal with the (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Hej everybody, I'm coming out of lurking mode for a while to share a robot I made. It is a "wireless" ccd video camera (it still has the power cord, but no direct wire connection to the tv) mounted on top of a heavy-duty lego turntable, whose (...) (27 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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