New gyro-equiped NXTway, & JennToo with RADAR
Two new projects recently popped up on NXTasy that I thought I'd flag. First, some time ago a poster made a "RADAR display" program that would map the area around Tribot. Well, that poster is back, with an improved version of the RADAR that is much faster, and wonderfully documented. If you want to see what the robot sees, just take a look at this video:
Krystman also has up the code on his webpage here. Nice application, and wonderful visualization.
Another wonderful robot that popped up just a little bit later is a LEGway (or NXTway) that works by using a gyrosopic sensor, not directly sensing the angle of the robot to the ground. Potentially, it could I suspect climb slopes. Well done! Take a look here:
NXTway-G with gyroscopic feedback
Very nice stuff appearing all over!
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Brian Davis
Krystman also has up the code on his webpage here. Nice application, and wonderful visualization.
Another wonderful robot that popped up just a little bit later is a LEGway (or NXTway) that works by using a gyrosopic sensor, not directly sensing the angle of the robot to the ground. Potentially, it could I suspect climb slopes. Well done! Take a look here:
NXTway-G with gyroscopic feedback
Very nice stuff appearing all over!
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Brian Davis
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A new product announcement by HiTechnic:
“The HiTechnic Gyro is a single axis gyroscopic sensor that measures the rate of turn in the plane of the sensor. Using the HiTechnic Gyro Sensor Block for Mindstorms NXT-G, the program will get a signed value that represents the rotation rate in approximate units of one degree per second. The maximum rotation rate which can be measured is +/- 360 degrees per second.
The sensor is housed in a standard LEGO sensor housing.”
Together with the other products announced earlier this week (IR sensor, IR link and motor and sensor multiplexers), it seems there will be a lot more options for NXT in the near future!