Re: [TANKS] Raspberry Pi + Linux + Xbox360 = new prototype vehicle

2018-04-05 Thread Deceased 
My first thought was Vickers MkVI light tank but too few road wheels for 
that.


On Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 1:38:12 AM UTC+1, Doug Conn wrote:
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> >>  Wiesel? 
> Wow ! Great guess. The Wiesel was definitively on the short list. The 
> track and road wheel arrangement fits. But . no.
>
> >>  attachment chain with really nifty home made pads 
> Thank you. It is attachment chain, with track pads (aka 'grousers') 
> designed by me and injection molded by Stephen Morgret at 
> http://www.strikemodels.com/.
>
> He's an occasional visitor to these forums and a good guy. Stephen also 
> helped me to import a bunch of that attachment chain from China. The plan 
> was to produce 20-30 or these track sets for sale, but life intervened. It 
> may still happen.
>
> I did make an important step forward on the mystery vehicle regarding the 
> attachment chain tracks. I put a small return roller just before the drive 
> sprocket. It helps keep the chain centered on the sprocket.
>
>   - Doug
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 4:57 PM, Deceased  > wrote:
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>> Wiesel? Really like the tracks - can't tell if they're commercial items 
>> or attachment chain with really nifty home made pads.
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Re: [TANKS] Raspberry Pi + Linux + Xbox360 = new prototype vehicle

2018-04-04 Thread Doug Conn 
>>  Wiesel?
Wow ! Great guess. The Wiesel was definitively on the short list. The track
and road wheel arrangement fits. But . no.

>>  attachment chain with really nifty home made pads
Thank you. It is attachment chain, with track pads (aka 'grousers')
designed by me and injection molded by Stephen Morgret at
http://www.strikemodels.com/.

He's an occasional visitor to these forums and a good guy. Stephen also
helped me to import a bunch of that attachment chain from China. The plan
was to produce 20-30 or these track sets for sale, but life intervened. It
may still happen.

I did make an important step forward on the mystery vehicle regarding the
attachment chain tracks. I put a small return roller just before the drive
sprocket. It helps keep the chain centered on the sprocket.

  - Doug


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Re: [TANKS] Raspberry Pi + Linux + Xbox360 = new prototype vehicle

2018-04-04 Thread Deceased 

Wiesel? Really like the tracks - can't tell if they're commercial items or 
attachment chain with really nifty home made pads.

 

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Re: [TANKS] Raspberry Pi + Linux + Xbox360 = new prototype vehicle

2018-04-03 Thread Doug Conn 
Thanks, Frank.

>>  What's the effective range of the Bluetooth controller?
I was amazed how far it worked. I have a small yard, so I couldn't do a 
definitive test. At most, I was probably 40m away and it still worked fine.

>> Also like the use of the Maestro to offload servo and ESC control
I tried generating servo signals via software (under Windows IoT, though). 
The results were not stable enough to use. I had already written a Maestro 
driver for Windows IoT, so it was easy enough to port that over to Linux. I 
plan to use a stepper motor for turret control, so I'll still need to 
generate those control signals on the CPU.

>> "Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found"
That's weird. Anybody else getting this error ? My plan is to consolidate 
all my various tank/robot/hardware/software stuff onto that WordPress site. 
I'm not sure how far to go though.

  - Doug

On Sunday, April 1, 2018 at 9:20:41 AM UTC-4, Frank Pittelli wrote:
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> Nice work, Doug. What's the effective range of the Bluetooth controller?  
> Also like the use of the Maestro to offload servo and ESC control. The 
> hobby electronics world has come a long way since T001 was built.
>
> On Sun, Apr 1, 2018, 9:13 AM Doug Conn  
> wrote:
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>> Hello -
>>
>> I've been working on a new vehicle for a long, long time ! I finally have 
>> the control system and a prototype chassis running. It's a small hull with 
>> an on-board Raspberry Pi running Ubuntu Mate and driven with an XBox360 
>> Bluetooth controller. 
>>
>> Check it out here:
>> http://agilebotics.net/mystery-vehicle/
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Doug
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Re: [TANKS] Raspberry Pi + Linux + Xbox360 = new prototype vehicle

2018-04-01 Thread odysseyslipways via R/C Tank Combat 
after clicking on the link and the page loading up, i scroll down to a black 
error "Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found"

chris

 

 

 

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From: Doug Conn 
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Sent: Sun, Apr 1, 2018 9:13 am
Subject: [TANKS] Raspberry Pi + Linux + Xbox360 = new prototype vehicle



Hello -


I've been working on a new vehicle for a long, long time ! I finally have the 
control system and a prototype chassis running. It's a small hull with an 
on-board Raspberry Pi running Ubuntu Mate and driven with an XBox360 Bluetooth 
controller. 



Check it out here:
http://agilebotics.net/mystery-vehicle/





Thanks,
Doug





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Re: [TANKS] Raspberry Pi + Linux + Xbox360 = new prototype vehicle

2018-04-01 Thread Frank Pittelli 
Nice work, Doug. What's the effective range of the Bluetooth controller?
Also like the use of the Maestro to offload servo and ESC control. The
hobby electronics world has come a long way since T001 was built.

On Sun, Apr 1, 2018, 9:13 AM Doug Conn  wrote:

> Hello -
>
> I've been working on a new vehicle for a long, long time ! I finally have
> the control system and a prototype chassis running. It's a small hull with
> an on-board Raspberry Pi running Ubuntu Mate and driven with an XBox360
> Bluetooth controller.
>
> Check it out here:
> http://agilebotics.net/mystery-vehicle/
>
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>
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