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Re: Anyone know how to build a stall sensor?
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
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Date:
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Thu, 6 Sep 2001 14:01:05 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Jerry Kalpin writes:
> In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Paul Andrews writes:
> > 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 the web and I'm not a hardware kind of guy so I don't
> > really know where to start.
> >
> > Has anyone done this? Can anyone point me at schematics/build instructions?
> >
> > Regards - Paul.
>
> I suppose you've already considered using the white 24 tooth clutch (looks
> like a gear)to limit the torque and prevent motor stalls...
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.
>
> Jerry
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