13-06-2006, 20:01
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
no team (6th Gear)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,935
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Re: VEX Start Kit Projects
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Originally Posted by skimoose
Even better wall following can be accomplished with an ultrasonic and about three lines of code. 
ArtDutra04 did it last summer at WPI's Frontiers Program. |
Agreed - But
1) Seg9585 doesn't have any ultrasonic sensors
2) (Vex) Ultrasonics aren't spec'ed to work when the wall is very close to you
2.1) Ultrasonics aren't likely to be very useful for following a guide rail (or wire) under (or over) a bot
Hence, my interest and my suggestion....
Blake
PS: Don't keep us in suspense. What are the magic 3 lines of code? :-) I have Vex ultrasonic sensors and I don't mind getting a peek at how other folks have used ultrasonics in the past.
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