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ZZII 527

17-02-2005 23:34

97's water trick

A neat little consequence of our arm rotation-rate limiting gyro code:

http://web.mit.edu/scolton/www/gyroarmf.wmv

Again, thanks to Chris Hibner and Mike Betts who helped us sort out our messy code. Check this thread: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=34673.

Ianworld

18-02-2005 00:37

Re: 97's water trick

Thats really cool! We've tried similar things with potentiometers but they've never worked even close to that well.

Leav	18-02-2005 01:35

Re: 97's water trick

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZZII 527

A neat little consequence of our arm rotation-rate limiting gyro code:

http://web.mit.edu/scolton/www/gyroarmf.wmv

Again, thanks to Chris Hibbner and Mike Betts who helped us sort out our messy code. Check this thread: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=34673.

Sweet! i wouldnt have the guts to fill a cup with water and hang it over our bot :yikes:

Rombus

18-02-2005 10:11

Re: 97's water trick

Very cool, Where is the gyro at? Could be a cool trick to show to the judges!

ZZII 527

18-02-2005 14:43

Re: 97's water trick

Haha yea maybe swinging around a cup of water a few feet above our electronics is not a very good idea...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rombus

Very cool, Where is the gyro at? Could be a cool trick to show to the judges!

It's mounted to the side of the arm not in view, about 1' down from the pivot.

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