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RE: All Terrain Crane
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 25 Jun 2002 20:04:22 GMT
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> Darn it! I felt sure you were going to say there was a gyro or something
> involved! I've been thinking that an RCX compatible gyro sensor is the
> logical companion to the latest new sensor idea I've been working on - an
> accelerometer. Now, if I could just get that 4x4 stud GPS brick working, we
> could take over the planet with autonomous RCX controlled everythings :)
The PAT company also makes weigh-in-motion systems. The bending plate
uses a strain-gauge to measure the load. What's interesting about
this is that the approach path needs to be pretty level, so I designed
a simple accelerometer that fed into my datalogger platform.
You can get decent cheap accelerometers from DigiKey for about
30 bucks if I recall. These are good enough to do simple positioning
if your vehicle accelerates smoothly and does not rattle around too much..
Of course, you'll need a decent software integrator to get any useful
data out of the instrument...
Cheers, Ralph
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| Darn it! I felt sure you were going to say there was a gyro or something involved! I've been thinking that an RCX compatible gyro sensor is the logical companion to the latest new sensor idea I've been working on - an accelerometer. Now, if I could (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.technic)
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