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Originally Posted by theprgramerdude
My current idea is as follows. It would involve a DC-DC converter connected to the PD board, which could then plug straight into the ATX connector on a motherboard. Example: http://www.mini-box.com/M4-ATX?sc=8&category=981
A proccesor would then handle several inputs from various sensors that the Crio can't handle. A CUDA-based GPGPU would be able to handle most calculations from the cameras such as pattern recognition and positioning.
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As my 5 year old son often says -- and then what?
Figuring out how to power a PC motherboard on a robot gets you nothing but added weight and battery drain.
You're gonna have to take this idea to a higher plane if you want anyone to get excited about it.
My point is not to squelch your obvious enthusiasm, but engineers generally don't design solutions and then look for a problem that it solves.
Pretend that you've just read a product announcement:
Late summer 2010, BeastlyRoboVision Inc. will be offering a self-contained robot vision module. The module will cost around $900.00. It will be capable of tracking up to 16 (relatively large) objects out to a distance of 100 feet, with a 360 degree field of view. The module interfaces to any robot control system via 10 Gbit wired network interface, providing a low latency, high bandwidth, TCP/IP connection. FIRST has already approved this module for use in the 2011 FRC robots and NI has promised a 10 Gbit ethernet module for the cRio to be available by late summer.
Now, some of you set out to design and build that vision module, and some of you set out to design a robot that can make good use of it.