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I have been real happy using the KISS (keep it simple sir) principle of design. (URL) is the only robot I have built that I have not un-built since it is very simple and the programming makes it a good wanderer. I tend to hook up new parts to this (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I'm pretty much inclined to go with KISS too; it's less complicated, with fewer parts to worry about and less that can go wrong. Plus you can always expand on it and modify it easily. Bot 5 looks like a good design, especially if it has stood the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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A/B steering is the simplest possible (and least accurate) steering mechanism. One motor controls each wheel. Similar to the very first robot you build with the Mindstorms CD. No fancy gearing or other machinations. Usually the robot has trouble (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have another LDraw(n) rover that I posted in the (URL) group. Only problem is that it's kind of top-heavy, and the motors don't gear down much. Still, it's another design to compare. Incidentally, has anyone tried to combine a rotation sensor and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Have you tried combining the inputs of the two output motors into a differential? If the inputs are counter-rotating, the net differential body rotation will tell you which side is moving faster, ie: Motor A ------> Differential <--(Reversed (...) (25 years ago, 26-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Yeah... the LDrawn design I came up with is at (URL) I'm very happy with because with two differentials it allows me to track both linear and rotational motion. (25 years ago, 27-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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