I was thinking more along the lines of a shaft encoder but they can get a bit pricy.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [email protected] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fowle" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: following straight lines: > Max, > I suspect you'd have some trouble with the tape join to the presumed pot > on > the helmet, and with the resolution of the pot. I actually think you'd > get > better resolution of the angle with my second idea, having a pointer on > the > digger, in front of you, to check against the tape. > > At work, we've actually talked a bit about studying techniques for > following > straight lines. Might put this in the hopper. Paper in a few years or so > <GRIN> > > Tom > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 09:51:53PM -0500, Max Robinson wrote: >> Interesting. An extension of this would be to use an angle sensor that >> will >> control a tone generator like the auditory gimmick. When the tape is >> straight ahead or behind the tone would be at it's lowest. If you got >> off >> line the tone would increase. You could easily tell which way to turn by >> experimentally turning your head to see which way you are off. >> >> Regards. >> >> Max. K 4 O D S. >> >> Email: [email protected] >> >> Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net >> Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net >> Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com >> >> To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, >> [email protected] >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tom Fowle" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 8:56 AM >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: following straight lines: >> >> >> > Actually I wonder if a self winding tape could be put on a hefty stake >> > beyond the eventual end of the proposed ditch. Then fasten the free >> > end >> > of >> > the tape to your helmet, everybody working with heavy equipment wears a >> > helmet of course, and just reach up once in a while to see that the >> > tape >> > remains straight ahead of you. It winds up as you follow it along. >> > >> > For even more accuracy, fasten a stick to the digger so it points at >> > the >> > tape where you can reach it to check. >> > >> > Tom Fowle >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------ >> > >> > Send any questions regarding list management to: >> > [email protected] >> > To listen to the show archives go to link >> > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >> > Or >> > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >> > >> > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >> > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >> > >> > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From >> > Various >> > List Members At The Following address: >> > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ >> > >> > Visit the archives page at the following address >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > >> > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following >> > address for more information: >> > http://www.jaws-users.com/ >> > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >> > list just send a blank message to: >> > [email protected]! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > >
