Heh, I'm going for a Bolo. Just tell it where to go and if it has permission to shoot. I doubt I'll ever be doing all the programming for that myself, but something like this controller would make things much easier, allowing you to use simple PWM signals in your code instead of writing a function for stepping the motor directly.
On May 14, 3:54 pm, Buck Cronk <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed, Loren. I do like robots. I'm kind of young, but have some > experience. Someday I want to escalate the battle by incorporating a dot > sight and a camera that feeds to the controller, so I can shoot with > greater accuracy. How about an onboard computer hooked to a rangefinder > that automatically compensates for the distance, and a little radar set > that... well, that would be very cool. Infrared detectors, maybe.... All a > bit farfetched. But I want to be smart enough to do it anyway. The stuff > they have on the real things would be very cool applied to something like > this. I don't know if it would have too much of an advantage, but it'd be > fun to do and awesome to describe when showing off your vehicle. > > > > > > > > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Loren <[email protected]> wrote: > > These wouldn't be for drive motors. A stepper setup wouldn't be worth > > it unless you're using computer control to try to precisely control > > the position of the tank. I plan on doing that eventually, but even I > > don't plan on doing the drive motors like this. Really, the torque > > needed for the tracks is more servo territory anyway. > > > Mass produced hobby servos make steppers impractical for us up to a > > certain point. 1/4 scale servos beat out steppers for elevation, and > > I'm not sure the precision is worth it for turret rotation for most > > tanks. NOw, when nerds like me put computer targeting in a tank, it > > makes more sense, but I'm not sure it returns enough benefit for most > > people. This would be of more interest for robot folk. > > > You can get some crazy torque in a stepper, but it costs a lot more > > than the scooter motors and such people generally use. > > > -- > > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > > Visit the group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
