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| | | Hi, I'd like to be able to monitor the current being drawn by a motor using the RCX (not the CyberMaster :-( ), so that I can detect stalls and possibly spins. I can't believe that this is particularly hard but I can't find any references to one on (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | | | | Re: Anyone know how to build a stall sensor? —Jerry Kalpin
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| | | | | (...) I suppose you've already considered using the white 24 tooth clutch (looks like a gear)to limit the torque and prevent motor stalls... Jerry (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | | | | | | Re: Anyone know how to build a stall sensor? —Paul Andrews
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| | | | | | | (...) No. I didn't know it existed. Of itself it is interesting, but I actually want to use stalls as a means of collision detection. (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | | | | | | Re: Anyone know how to build a stall sensor? —John Barnes
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| | | | | | I assume you have already discarded the simple approach of using a rotation sensor and detecting that it has stopped rotating. (This gives you an odometer for free!) Or if you don't have a rotation sensor, you can use the half width six hole pulley (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Anyone know how to build a stall sensor? —Paul Andrews
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| | | | | | (...) Yes. I just got a rotation sensor. Trouble is that the motors could stop for a variety of reasons (like the robot isn't moving). That isn't the real reason though (I could always handle that in software). The real reason is that ever since I (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | | | | Re: Anyone know how to build a stall sensor? —Rob Stehlik
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| | | | | (...) Hi Paul, I was interested in doing the very same thing a while ago. It sure would save on sensors if the motors had their own feedback! I know (as you are probably aware also) that the current can be monitored using the cybermaster. I saw how (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | | | | | | Re: Anyone know how to build a stall sensor? —Paul Andrews
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| | | | | | (...) Yes. I found on article on using the battery voltage to determine the same thing, i.e. more current, less volts. To do it you need replacement firmware. I use leJOS (a Java VM), I'm one if the developers, so I could go in that way. I'm going (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | | | | Re: Anyone know how to build a stall sensor? —Rik Bos
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| | | | Paul, If you put a small lamp in serie with the motor , you can monitor the current drawn by thr motor through a lightsensor. The more current the more the light, there is only one thing you have less motorpower. Gretings, Rik "Paul Andrews" (...) (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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