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- From: fcf@n1gva (F. C. Floberg)
- Subject: Re: My robot project.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan4.191739.26583@n1gva>
- Organization: Evil Weather Machines LTD
- References: <1993Jan4.103239.10351@dunix.drake.edu>
- Distribution: comp.robotics
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 19:17:39 GMT
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- ac94691@dunix.drake.edu (The Dark Kitty) writes:
- : I just thought I'd share my current project with anyone interested.
- :
- : Currently I am constructing a robot:
- :
- A childhood dream! Go for it!
-
- : The brains to control the on/off forward/reverse motor control are
- : coming from a Franklin Ace 1200. The motor control circuitry is out
- : of one of the Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar volumes.
- :
- Will the "brains" be attached to the robot, or will you be using some
- sort of remote control scheme? I ask because it'd seem to be pretty
- hard to debug the control program if you have to chase after the keyboard! :)
-
- I've toyed with the idea of robotic control in the past, and it always seemed
- that the best approach (if not the least expencive) would be to have a station-
- ary computer do the actual decision making, and have a smaller, sencory input
- and low level moter/steering control computer on board. You could the put the
- robot on a lift of some sort (or just CHAIN IT DOWN!) so it won't wheel off
- into the sunset while debugging the software.
-
- I'm into packet radio, so I know the gear for the communications link is abund-
- antly availible (though a bit pricey).
-
- : I know it sounds like junk, but it has one virtue: it's costing me
- : nothing. =-) And it should be sufficient for chasing the cat or
- : frightening small children. ;-D
- :
- I dunno. I'd say that your ideas have merit.
-
- : Just thought I'd let you all know.
- :
- : Anthony Clifton
- :
- Fred Floberg - N1GVA
- email: ...!uunet!hsi!a3bee2!n1gva!fcf
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