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Unread 18-11-2003, 19:09
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I agree - if your bot is really fast, then you dont want it driven open loop - you need a 'flight control algorythm' - feedback on the steering, limited braking...

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Hey Nick - if you really think you have come up with a new invention or an idea for a system that can be patented, then this is what you should do.

1. Get a notebook that is bound like a book, like a composition notebook, and write you idea in there as best you can explain it - use drawings or whatever else to document your concept.

2. date and sign the pages, and have someone who would be able to understand the concept (a teacher, an engineering mentor, maybe a physics teacher) also sign and date the last page.

3. Start doing a patent search ( I think you can do this on your own on the internet for free) to see if someone else already has your idea patented.

4. if you dont find anything out there like your idea, then its time to talk to a patent attorney, and begin the patent application process - this will get expensive quickly and its not something you can do quickly.

remember - you dont have to actually build a working prototype to get a patent - as long as the idea is sound (you cant get a patent for gibberish).

PS - about your new signature... <= (just kidding :c)

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