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Subject: 
Re: stalled motor detection
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Wed, 27 Oct 1999 20:41:55 GMT
Original-From: 
Jeroen van der Vegt <a.j.vandervegt@its.tudelft./NoMoreSpam/nl>
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If a motor stalls, it draws a lot of current (compared to normal operation).
You can measure that quite easilyusing dedicated chip, or by measuring the
voltage over a small resistor in series with the motor: if more current is
draw, the voltage drop over the resistor will increase. You will however
lose a little voltage also when the motor is not stalled.

Jeroen van der Vegt.

Ps. does anybody know where to get the Polaroid 6500 sonar thing in Holland?


----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Dito <pcd@dolby.com>
To: <handyboard@media.mit.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 9:21 PM
Subject: stalled motor detection


Hi all, I'm working on a dead reckoning 'bot. I'm not really interested in
what the wheels are doing unless they're stalled. Anyone know any good
tricks for monitoring the motor current, or should I go with shaft • encoders
anyway?

Thanks!
Paul




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Hi all, I'm working on a dead reckoning 'bot. I'm not really interested in what the wheels are doing unless they're stalled. Anyone know any good tricks for monitoring the motor current, or should I go with shaft encoders anyway? Thanks! Paul (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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