Feynman

built by Scott Preston


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Target Environment	Locomotion Method
Indoors	3 Wheels
Sensors / Input Devices	Actuators / Output Devices
2 sonar rangin modules 3 Sharp DIRS GP2D02 sensors 2 bump sensors CCD camera Dinsmore 1490 compass	2 drill motors for main drive 1 servo for camera 2 servos for sonar speakers
Control Method	Power Source
Autonomous	Battery
CPU Type	Operating System
Intel 80x86	Windows 95/98/NT/2K/CE...
Programming Lanuage	Weight
BASIC	N/A
Time to build	Cost to build
N/A	N/A
URL for more information
http://www.scottsbots.com/detail.php?article_id=5
Comments
Another trainer but much, much more robust than BabyJoe or Tetherbot. The computer talks to a Basic Stamp 2, sending it serial signals prompting it to read inputs from sensors at specific time intervals or continuously. Based on the response from the sensors, the program will send signals to an SSC Mini Serial Servo Controller. Because the sensors are not as accurate and the locomotion is not encoded, I am making use of creative software to compensate. Right now it is able to map a room, navigate to another room and, when commanded to a specific room no matter where it in the house, it can make it there on it's own.

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