The possibilities of technology advancement and development are as limitless in this hobby as in the real thing.
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 4:45 PM, Loren <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- 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
