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Automatic feeding.
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Fri, 14 Feb 1997 19:41:37 GMT
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Barry Brouillette <barry@barry.detroit/IHateSpam/.sgi.com>
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Has anyone worked up a system where a Hanyboard bot monitors it's battery level
and then when it starts to get low it rolls over to a charging device and
"plugs itself in"? It seems like this should be doable but I don't think I've
seen any descriptions of workable systems.
Two systems would seem to be needed:
1) A mechanical connector system which would allow the power connections to be
made by simple driving up and pressing against it.
2) A beacon system for finding the connector. Has anyone got a cheap, very
simple beacon system that they are happy with? If I could find a beacon that I
could build for a few bucks that would identify itself to the Handyboard I
could use it for this and a bunch of other navigation needs.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Barry
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Barry Brouillette
Silicon Graphics Inc.
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 | | Re: Automatic feeding.
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| (...) One way that I did this was to steal an idea from the railroad world. (...) In my case I put a conductor (a wire) around the outside of my two drive wheels. At the top of the wheels was a 'brush' (which was a simple spring loaded contact) and (...) (29 years ago, 15-Feb-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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