Robotics
I have been interested in robotics for some years now and I've spent a
lot of time designing and experimenting.
Check out my Electronics page for
pointers to various designs, ideas and tips.
Current project: Modular mobile robot
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Scotty
Motor controller
Bumper switches (reflex actions)
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Uhura
Communication with external world
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Sulu
Controls the "turret" for sonar and navigation (using infra-red beacons
placed in corners of the room)
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Chekov
Tractor beam (well OK the gripper really). Check out my simple (hardware)
design.
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Kirk
Handles higher-level commands. Dispatches low-level commands to other
modules, waits for responses etc. Maintains a map of the "known universe".
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Starfleet
Interface to PC running interactive program
Links
Johann Borenstein,
the inventor of "Virtual Force Fields" - a clever navigation technique
for "simple" mobile robots.
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