All,
I am new to Robotshop.com and to robots in general… I have a project and I am doing with my son and am looking for guidance on what exactly to buy in order to achieve our goal.
Here is our goal:
I am looking for a way to control 4 Firgelli Actuators (FA-240-S-12-18) with a series of switches… The actuators need to start in a 0 position and be extended and retracted in the following manners…
Switch 1) All 4 actuators need to extend 2”, then A3 and A4 need to continue to extend for another 14”. When pushing the switch in the opposite way, A3 and A4 need to retract until they are at 2” , then all four need to return back to 0…
Switch 2) Same as Switch 1, but A1 and A3 need to extend 14”…
Switch 3) Same as switch 1, but A2 and A4 need to extend 14”…
Switch 4) Same as switch 1, but A1 and A2 need to extend 14”…
Actuators Example 1) Initial Position 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
A1 X
A2 X
A3 X
A4 X
Actuators Example 1) Push Switch 1 UP phase 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
A1 - > X
A2 - > X
A3 - > X
A4 - > X
Actuators Example 1) Push Switch 1 UP Ending position
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
A1 - > X
A2 - > X
A3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > X
A4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > X
Actuators Example 1) Push Switch 1 DOWN phase 1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
A1 < - X
A2 < - X
A3 < - X
A4 < - X
Actuators Example 1) Push Switch 1 DOWN Ending back at 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
A1 X
A2 X
A3 X
A4 X
My initial thoughts are to go with the Arduino Uno USB Microcontroller, and four motor controllers, Is this the best way to do it?
sndjnky