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Zach Purser 03-01-2006 17:26

Re: protecting the cmu camerra
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SURVIVORfan44
I think that may have been 165. 165 had a great protector for their CMU camera last year. It seemed as if the camera was protectected by a cup. It was neat.

Yep, that's the one. Now if only I could find a picture...

Greg Marra 03-01-2006 17:30

Re: protecting the cmu camerra
 
We used a radioshack project box with a little hole cut out of it for the CMUCam to peek out of. The box was then mounted on servos so it could be rotated.

There was one match where we got whacked by another robot, the sensor (the bit with the lens) fell OUT of the circuit board that is the rest of the CMUCam, and was then RUN OVER by our robot. Luckily we were able to bend all the pins back with needle nose pliers and the camera worked just fine.

SURVIVORfan44 03-01-2006 17:32

Re: protecting the cmu camerra
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Zach Purser
Yep, that's the one. Now if only I could find a picture...


Done.


Arkorobotics 08-01-2006 01:50

Re: protecting the cmu camerra
 
I don't know if anyone thought of this, but a plastic fish bowl.

sciguy125 08-01-2006 02:07

Re: protecting the cmu camerra
 
What about using a system of mirrors and/or lenses as a periscope? This way the camera can be burried deep in the bowels of the robot where it is safe.


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