dent

ooohhhh

looks fancy and complicated! are you going to eventually port all your wiring to PCBs?

dent

Sonar
Is that a Maxtobotix sonar? If so, how good does it work?

stigern

The maxibot sonar isn’t in
The maxibot sonar isn’t in use yet. But when I was testing it, it works fine. Similiar as to the IR, only longer range. I actually like the IR better.

dent

yeah
IR is definitely simpler. Sonar is more difficult, but when you do try it, tell me if it was any good and how easy it was to use. Those Maxtobotics are fairly new and look interesting

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Krumlink

IR and the ultrasound both

IR and the ultrasound both have their advantages and disadvantages. Using them together will be unique.

 

How well does the chassis work? Does it go straight? How powerful is it?

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ezekiel181

Those maxbotics all have an

Those maxbotics all have an analog pin as well as PWM and rs232 level serial out. If you choose the analog they`re just as easy to plug in as an IR sensor.

I use the PWM though, just to save some analog in pins.

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dent

awesome
i definitely need one. Screw those SRF05s.

stigern

It works very well, I’m
It works very well, I’m really pleased with it. No it does not go 100% straight forward. It’s more than enough powerfull for indoor use.

noise0

at 0.25s it commit a

at 0.25s it commit a mistake, it have to steer left but it go right…

probably sensors scan (turret twist) is too slow compared to bot motion speed

ezekiel181

Nice! I really like that

Nice! I really like that chassis. What voltage/pwm are the motors running at in the video? Are the gearboxes very noisy, compared to say a solarbotics motor?

I have a similar drive function on my bot too, makes it easy saying mGo(LEFT, 300); etc etc.