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Re: 172's built...a truck!
In our final design, we plan on shortening the front "yoke" piece, so that it rotates entirely (or almost entirely) within the confines of the frame. Essentially we plan to just shorten the assembly up, and drop the frame down around it for protection. (thus allowing front bumpers, more protection of the wheels/gears, etc)
The back axle you see there is simply some scrap lexan, a shaft we had lying around, and a pair of bearings. It'll be different. Thanks for the comments! |
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Re: 172's built...a truck!
Do you plan on any proportional control on your steering, or will it be full left and full right.
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Re: 172's built...a truck!
What was that sound? I sure hope it wasn't your gearboxes. Eek.
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do you have a potentiometer? |
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Re: 172's built...a truck!
Okay...I was just out for a good 14 hours of robotics, selling FIRST to the Maine "STEM" (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) group, so I'll try to address all of the questions/comments in order.
: Steering...currently, we're just using the standard skid-steer coding, but our programming team has all sorts of fancy scripts they feel like implementing. We'll probably stick to differential drive to turn, but the turning will be gyro/pot monitored and stabilized. : On the sound...yes, unfortunately it is the gearbox. We machined custom plates...and, well, some of the novice machinists weren't as precise as needed. It's fixed now. : ...imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!... : On the "running the track" comments...the arm is currently elsewhere in the shop. You'll see soon enough... (not "just driving" for us this year) : Rubber stops and limits are coming...probably springs of some kind too. Under full power, it can be quite a beast at the moment. : And potentiometer; yes. That was tonight's job. Thanks for all the comments again! |
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As the programming team, I'd just like the make a little correction, we aren't using standard "skid-steer" coding. I had that for a day on the first upload, but it had since been modified when i took those videos. The yoke turns just from the differential motor speeds. the x-axis joystick reading has been cut in half so it turns nice and smooth. It takes a little getting used to to drive, but it looks much more graceful.
In the past I've always toyed with the idea of computer-assisted steering, fly-by-wire, etc. This drive train will very easily let me do this, along with the gyro a potentiometer which should be mounted tonight. I've been thinking about working in a small dead-band into the x-axis of the joystick. As long as the stick is within the deadband, the robot will automatically keep itself perfectly straight. Even if knocked it could try to turn and resume the same heading. (Haven't looked to deep to see if that's actually useful yet, but it's a neat idea). [edit] another idea is to use the pot to constantly read the yoke's angle, and use a USB steering wheel for added truck-iness. The potentiometer determines how long and in what direction to change the motor differential in order to keep the angle relative to that of the steering wheel. Last edited by DragonRagnarok : 25-01-2008 at 14:34. |
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Cool drive! -q |
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