 | | Re: Mindstorms Automatic Train Control Questions —Mario Ferrari
| | | | (...) many (...) to one (...) the train, (...) You can use the Scout to detect trains also with cheap custom made reed sensors, they behave like passive sensors. IMO they're ideal to detect trains: the magnetic couplings of the cars are strong (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Mindstorms Automatic Train Control Questions —Dean Husby
| | | | | (...) I used Reed sensors in the last train show the VLC did. They worked well. I had 3 of them in parallel for the trolley track. It would move between 3 stations and stop at each one for a time. (URL) also used a reed in a little building to (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Mindstorms Automatic Train Control Questions —Jason J. Railton
| | | | | (...) 2x6 plate with the middle 8 studs removed, and pressed onto the track lengthwise. Then, an RCX hidden in a signal box (switching house, or whatever you call them in the US) controlled a barrier crossing. Hands up all those at Thames Valley (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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