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NXT Newbie "Is it possible" question
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lugnet.robotics.nxt
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Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:56:52 GMT
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I am hoping to build a race timer mechanism using my NXT and 4 touch sensors.
Essentially I need it to be similar to a pinewood derby timer. I am holding a
LEGO car race for our homeschool group, and would love to be able to do all of
the timing with the NXT. I don't even need it keep track of times, just to tell
me which lane was first, second, third and fourth for each heat. Is this
possible with NXT-G 1.1?
thanks!
Chris Eyerly
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 | | Re: NXT Newbie "Is it possible" question
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| (...) Chris, Sure it is, as long as the NXT cables are long enough to place the sensors where you want on the track. As you already figured out, the tricky bits are in the software. Here is pseudocode for what I would do were I to program it in G (...) (14 years ago, 19-Aug-10, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
| | | Re: NXT Newbie "Is it possible" question
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| (...) I'm not sure how much time you have, or what resources... but you might be able to do this with a single set. If you put an arm on each motor, such that "track A" would hit a peg and turn the motor clockwise, but "Track B" would hit a peg on (...) (14 years ago, 24-Aug-10, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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