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Re: A few questions...
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 3 Jan 2000 23:14:41 GMT
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alex wetmore <alex@phred/Spamcake/.org>
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From: "Dan Novy" <nutw4dlj@idt.net>
> And, 2. Has anybody built a cam-bot that can be loaded onto an Estes
> rocket, lauched, survive impact, deploy, and begin taking pics?
Estes used to sell a rocket that did this mechanically and had its own
camera.
A system that would be easier on your RCX and camera can be built using a
kite. There are many pages on Kite Aerial Photography if you search around.
Most people doing this either use a timer or remote control based servo.
The kites are pretty simple very large delta kites that have good lifting
power (at least a couple of pounds).
http://www-archfp.ced.berkeley.edu/kap/ is a nice webpage on this topic (but
it isn't lego related).
alex
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| (...) They still do, called ASTROCAM. They used to make one that shot on 16mm film, called a CINIROC (I've had one in my hands, never launched one though...they are a heavy beast!). Why try to make one out of lego when there is a good lightweight (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | A few questions...
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| 1. Does anybody know if the Crickets at MIT are an off the shelf microprocessor with proprietary firmware or is everything from scratch? And, 2. Has anybody built a cam-bot that can be loaded onto an Estes rocket, lauched, survive impact, deploy, (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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