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PI Velocity Loop Tuning
While I've had PID managed fairly well, I just tried my first velocity loop. Clearly PI loops tune a bit different than PID loops. Anyone with experince care to comment or give hints?
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The death of combinatorial logic.
Not wanting to spend $40 bucks a robot on UCN5804B controllers I thought I'd make a controller with FETs and discrete logic, using the circuit from It was only as I started laying out the tracks for...
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XYZ
Hi, I guess it's vaguely related to robotics.... When you have four axis of movement, what's the fourth? It goes X, Y, then Z, but what's next, and after that? Michael
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Programming your Roomba with C# or VB.Net
For those of you that would like to take your Roomba to the next level, I have Developed some code in C# & to control your iRobot Roomba vacuum from your computer. The core of the code is a C# class...
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Salvaging Components---Where Do YOU Get Them?
When building somethng like a CNC machine, robot or automatic beer dispenser, many of us reuse components from many different sources that we find surplus....in dumpsters, junkyards, scraping older...
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Building a solar satellite model
Hi all I=B4d like build a satellite model, with 4 solar cells and a electronic circuit. This model haves to work in my living room (4 20 W fluorescent lamps). I want this model spin continuously,...
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Want to learn and use AT89C4051. Any suggestions for a beginner?
I have been a PIC microcontroller user, but I have to use AT89C4051 for a new project. I hope someone here could give me suggestions about how to start quickly and work some simple tasks. Some of the...
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Hero robot : what is hammer-like obj opposite gripper ?
Is the hexagonal hammer-like object on the opposite end of the gripper on the Hero robots just a counter weight? I've always been puzzled about that and finally thought to ask about it tonight when I...
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jBot's IMU Odometry
An expanded HTML version of jBot's IMU Odometry paper is now available online at: which includes images, software, and videos of the robot in action. Many thanks to the folks who took the time to read...
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Vex marketing weirdness
Just saw "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" (so so movie--the joke wore thin pretty quickly and Uma wasn't particularly in looks). Vex was all over the place in it, suggesting that somebody dropped a bundle for...
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FS: pc to r/c interface
Convert any r/c platform into a robot.
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Inductive Loops
I have been looking for a circuit to build an inductive loop, that is easily installed like the 'electronic dog fence' things, around my yard. I also need a corresponding sensor to keep my 'bot in the...
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Ventura County Robotics Club
Hello, Anyone interested in helping to create a Ventura County Robotics Club? Please let me know. The last time anyone posted something like this topic was 10 years ago. I think it's time to give it...
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Standardized Industrial Robot Programming
Attn all interested parties: RCSA provides standardized Industrial Robotic Training and Certification. Our focus is to establish standards for robotic training in the fields of programming,...
 
Mars Exploration Rover Update #2 - July 21, 2006
UPDATE: Bounding Toward 'Beagle Crater' - sol 879-885, July 21, 2006: Opportunity is healthy and is driving toward "Beagle Crater," which is about 50 meters (164 feet) away as of sol 884 (July 20)....