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I am writing a program based mainly on Fred Martin's book. The code is prety close to his program, but when I try to load I keep getting the following error codes, "attempt to use <int> as an array", and, "too many argumentd given to , (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | is it possible to use the lego vision command with the handyboard?
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I'm interested in using the lego vision command with my handyboard. But it seems to use a (usb) port. So is there a way to use a (usb) with the handyboard? And has anyone ever attempted to hack the lego vision command for their handyboard? Also does (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Hi, I know this has been asked before, but I was unable to find a deffinitive answer. I cut the trace on my handy board in order to externally power some larger dc motors with two 6 volt gel cell packs wired in series for 12 volts. Unfortunately, (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Would a HandyCricket be good for driving the beacons? "Chris Steiger" <csteiger@comcast.net> wrote in message news:GvGHKu.2wr@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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That sounds good, but what do I use to drive each beacon, (e.g. send out the coded IR signal and sonar ping). Using a full blown microcontroller like the handyboard for each one would be incredibly expensive and wasteful. I only need a controller (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: optical mouse as sensor?
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Hi Scott, You should consider taking the mouse appart and hooking up directly to the sensor. Most (all?) optical mice use sensors made by Agilent Technologies (formely part of HP). The early mice used the HDNS2000 sensor which had a PS/2 mode and a (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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The problem with IR is that it tends to get everywhere, reflecting off of surfaces etc, so it's hard to triangulate. May I suggest a related but different approach. Make your beacons out of hybrid IR/sonar transmitters. The beacons will periodically (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Robot Positioning using Beacons
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I am beginning to design a handyboard robot that, for starters, can navigate around a room. The idea is that it will travel to objects whose coordinates within the room are predetermined and interact with them. I plan to do this by triangulating the (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: optical mouse as sensor?
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I believe that some research work in autonomous vacuum cleaners in the late 90's determined that a random walk over the course of a few hours was just as good as a methodical path. I'll see if I can dig up the reference... (...) --- Karl ___...___ (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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HI, I am currently working on a handyboard based dust buster bot(goofy, I know) and have been trying to design an algorithm where my vehicle could methodically cover all the area in a given room, starting by following along the perimeter walls and (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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