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Microscout, VLL and Rock Stupid
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lugnet.robotics.microscout
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Date:
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Thu, 10 Feb 2000 23:00:05 GMT
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Ok, I bought the DDK before I knew what was up.
Since, I have both the RDS and the RIS, so I made up for it :)
My question: I built the Tribot (actually 2, on with the Scout, one with the
RCX) and programmed it with the new NQC beta with scout support. As I was
looking at it, I decided to break R2D2 apart and see what could be done with
the Microscout. I built a Tribit like base, and connected the motor to a
simple drive mechanism. If I am VERY lucky, I can calibrate the light sensor
on power on in a completely dark room, run the built in light-following
program, and start the bot in a well lit room. It sees the ambient light
(daylight) as a light source, moves forward till it reaches an obstacle (that
usually has an overhang and produces a shadow) wiggles backward (turning) and
starts forward again.
The question: Has anyone used the new NQC to program the scout to send VLL to
the MS? I'l like to avoid using the canned program.
I also would like to add the "Rock Stupid" touch "sensor" functionality to the
little guy, try to make the purchase even more useful (suggestions welcome).
And finally, has anyone had any luck calibrating that sensor (the Flourescent
light gives different wavelenghts I guess, so no dice in an artificially light
room) more reliably? Anyone know what wavelengths it "sees"?
There will be picks of the DDK chassis at http://members.xoom.com/iasimov
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