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Re: Power steering for 8448
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Sun, 8 Aug 1999 16:34:52 GMT
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mattdm@#Spamless#mattdm.org
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Jacob Schultz <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote:
always measure the angle the car is driving, and control the steering so it does
not tear the car apart.
Right now I try to put in a touch sensor also, so the car can center its steering
itself.

The unfortunate thing with this approach is that you've used up 2/3 of your
inputs just for steering.

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Matthew Miller                      --->                  mattdm@mattdm.org
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  Re: Power steering for 8448
 
Matthew Miller writes: > Jacob Schultz <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote: > >always measure the angle the car is driving, and control the steering so it does > >not tear the car apart. > >Right now I try to put in a touch sensor also, so the car can (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Power steering for 8448
 
(...) I wouldn't say /just/ for steering. And in fact I only use in input, since the touch sensor can be connected in parallel with a light sensor or such thing. The touch sensor is by the way only used during initialization, when the outer limits (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: Power steering for 8448
 
(...) I don't have the 8448 myself (yet!). But I've been working with steering for quite a time now. I've experienced the steering motor tear a car apart also, and my solution was to add a rotaton sensor to the motor shaft, then gear it down by a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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