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Re: Climb Stopping Mechanism
Our plan so far is to use a gyro to detect when the robot is angled up at more than, say, 5 degrees. Then we'll use an encoder on our climber winch to find our height, and stop when we hit the pad. The issue we've come up with is that the rope won't always wrap in the same path, so the distance you climb on each revolution will vary slightly. We're planning on using a velcro strip though, so this shouldn't be too bad. If it does end up being intolerable, we'll probably put a limit switch on the front of the robot to detect when we hit the plate and use the encoder to then climb another inch or two.
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