Jan 1
right now im waiting for some parts, Arduino Duemilanove, Protoshield, L293D x2, atmega328, and some other stuff
im still trying to find some dc motors and props with a side of 2 servos still need to stop by the local hobby shop
and i havent decided on the sensors
as soon as parts come in ill have some pictures on the progress theres not much to do till then
Jan 2
i found this
im going to dremmal some plastic and try and add a duct to it to see what will happen(thanks Saotome)
jan 3
today i purchased a few more parts that may be needed down the road...
as the story goes, I was on my way to Hobby-town USA....a hobby shop that has lots of rc parts (i needed a new servo for my RC copter and a new transmitter antenna)......when i got there the store was for lease and not a part in site....so i decided to go find a radio shack after a bit i found one ..... as i am browsing through bins of parts i happend to find so interesting parts.
1 ping)) ultrasonic distance sensor $32.99
1 memsis dual-axis accelrometer $32.99
both from parallax
and best clearance find ever for $5.97 i picked up a vex power pack...which included 2 batteries NiCD 7.2v 2000mA + 9.6v 100mA with harnesses and a duel charger
this will come in handy all i need to do is pick up some power connectors
I also purchased 2 sets of IR emetters and detectors (2 of each) and 2 DC motors for a later project and npn + pnp transistor grab bag
now im just waiting for my Arduino which hopefully be in, in the next few days
as for the fan i started it up and it has some good airflow but oddbot was right not enough power to lift itself but if i added another fan it would make a good hovercraft base but that is for another project
on hold for now
hover and move by itself
- Actuators / output devices: 2 motors, 2 servos
- CPU: atmega328
- Programming language: wire/C
- Target environment: indoor, outdoor
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/proto-flying-bot