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Re: lego controlled Blimp
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 30 Nov 1999 20:24:42 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Mark Sullivan writes:
> 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.
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> 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:
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> http://www.plantraco.com
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> 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.
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).
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> Good luck,
> -mark
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> >
> > Cheers
> > Reimer
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: lego controlled Blimp
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| Mark Sullivan <lego-ln@markbs.com> wrote in message news:FM1216.9Kt@lugnet.com... (...) $90. (...) boyancy as (...) attached (...) Yeah, I was thinking about getting 1 or 2 extra blimbs tieing them together to achieve more lift. (...) the (...) (...) (27 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: lego controlled Blimp
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| In their FAQ they mention that they have to add balalst to the fan unit to achieve nuetral bouyancy so we could probably get a bit more lift by removing that... hmm. I gotta get me one of these : ) (27 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: lego controlled Blimp
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| (...) 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: (URL) (...) (27 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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