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Re: lego controlled Blimp
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 30 Nov 1999 20:08:30 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Reimer Mellin writes:
> I came across this 'Remote-Controlled Indoor Triple-Turbo Blimp' for $90.
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> http://www.hammacher.com/DefaultPage/default.asp?ContentPage=/publish/77448.
> htm
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> What do you guys think in terms of RCX applications? E.g. you could build a
> Lego bot for the remote control, therefore enabling the blimb to be steered
> by the RCX. What about a X10 cam onboard the blimb? A PC prog could do some
> simple image processing and send position estimates and move commands to the
> RCX operating the (manual) remote control.
Heh, I've had the same idea bouncing around my head for the past few days. I
have a Blimp (only two fans though) and a Saucer already. Great fun for blimp
races and so on. Quick tip, you can find more RC blimp stuff from the source:
http://www.plantraco.com
The thing that I've balked on is the weight issue. Mounting any kind of camera
on the blimp will be quite challenging as the thing is near neutral boyancy as
is... And I believe the x10 cam is "wireless" but still needs to be attached to
a very heavy transmitter.
Good luck,
-mark
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> Cheers
> Reimer
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| (...) camera (...) to (...) Ahh, I spoke too soon. Digging into the plantraco.com pages, I found that the new tri-fan can lift up to 90 grams (I've got the old two-fan). They even list a wireless b/w cam on the order page (coming soon). (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| I came across this 'Remote-Controlled Indoor Triple-Turbo Blimp' for $90. (URL) do you guys think in terms of RCX applications? E.g. you could build a Lego bot for the remote control, therefore enabling the blimb to be steered by the RCX. What about (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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