Team 842 Falcon Robotics Automuns Robot

[PICgnosis]

We're using Ping))) ultrasonic range finders, a PIC18F4585, and MCP4921 D/A converters. For each sensor, the PIC generates the 2 - 5 us start pulse, times the echo pulse, and sends the timer value to a D/A converter, which is pluggged into analog input on the robot controller. The robot can operate with two sensors, but it's more robust with three (to get a second opinion on the end of the wall).

[irigoyennorma]

WAY TO GO JOHN AND KAREN!!!

[basicxman]

Originally Posted by PICgnosis

We're using Ping))) ultrasonic range finders,

i still gotta get me one of those,right now im using SRF04 and SRF08 though, both great ping))) is just so easy to use

[falconmaster]

Way to go John and Karen and Mike! Hope you guys have a plan for the remote!

[falconmaster]

Does anyone else out there have video of their bot? Autonomous or not?

[MrForbes]

This year's bot is just a bare frame....hopefully it'll have wheels, transmissions, and chain by Monday night. But we have some video of prototype ball handling stuff on last year's chassis

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=62576

lotsa fun!

[falconmaster]

Originally Posted by squirrel

This year's bot is just a bare frame....hopefully it'll have wheels, transmissions, and chain by Monday night. But we have some video of prototype ball handling stuff on last year's chassis

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=62576

lotsa fun!

That was great! Great idea with the stored energy in the pistons!!!
Can we use it?!!!!!

[MrForbes]

Sure, visit our web page and look at our forums and photo galleries for more info

[falconmaster]

could you direct me specifically to what page? a link?
Your site looks awesome!!

[MrForbes]

Discussion of mechanism ideas and sketches and a few photos here

http://www.project1726.org/forums3/viewforum.php?f=23

More build photos here

http://photos.project1726.org/thumbnails.php?album=28

[falconmaster]

Thanks Jim!!

[neoshaakti]

wow I am amazed, your robot looks like a lunar rover or an autonomous humvee
the last video was beasstttt
I wish out team could do that!
haha the room contributed to your ominous robot/lunar rover/ humvee