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            | Subject: 
 | IRPD revisited 
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            | Newsgroups: 
 | lugnet.robotics 
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            | Date: 
 | Sat, 18 Sep 1999 20:30:21 GMT 
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            | Original-From: 
 | Pete Sevcik <sevcik@flash.netSTOPSPAMMERS> 
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 |  | Hi All, 
 Dennis Clark gave us a great design for a two channel infra-red
 proximity detector.  It works well in a large number robot
 designs.  I have just completed an IRPD with a slightly different
 design point.  It is a single channel detector, housed in a
 standard 2x4 bump brick.  This allows more flexability is positioning,
 and a simpler programming interface.  The cost is a
 second sensor port, compared to Dennis' design.  A three position
 range switch, combined with analog sensor value, allow
 range adjustment from three inches to a foot.  Optical biasing can
 increase the range up to three feet.  Pictures and schematic
 on http://www.flash.net/~sevcik/IRprox.htm   Let me know what you
 think.
 
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 Pete Sevcik     sevcik@flash.net
 Techno-stuff Robotics
 http://www.flash.net/~sevcik/
 Robotics for FUN !
 
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 |  | (...) Very nice! Although I think your statement about robots breaking apart when they hit a wall is a bit over-dramatic. Lego creations stick together pretty well -- I've built a large number of robots with mechanical bump sensors. That's not to (...)   (26 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics) 
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