NXT Forklift
This NXT Forklift project was designed to take advantage of the cool Bluetooth Vehicle Remote program for PC keyboards by Anders Søborg. Using this program you can drive around and operate the lift by wireless remote control from your PC keyboard. You can also program autonomous tasks as shown in the sample "Forklift Test" program, which uses the ultrasonic sensor to find the platform to place the load on.
The Forklift is buildable by a single NXT retail set (plus one piece of string), but just barely. I had to redesign it several times to free up beams and pegs in order to finish it. It is based on the same 3-motor Chassis as the Hammer Car project.
Here is a video of the Forklift in action:
Comments
On my vacationjob, I crashed mine into the top of the gate...
But there is a little fault of the control program.
The program has not the "Keep Alive" function and the robot turn off by it's own setting on running.
If it is fixed, the program will be perfect.
Still if this bothers you, *you* (or anyone else) can fix it yourself very easily. Drop a "Keep Alive" block into the code, or somewhat more sophisticated approach, only execute the "Keep Alive" block when a new command comes in from the control unit (and of course only have the control unit send commands when they are changed, not "as often as possible"). The result would be a system that turns itself off if it isn't actively played with... just like the original behavior of the NXT itself.
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Brian Davis
I understand and agree your post.
But... the "control program" I said is... PC remote control program made by Anders Søborg.
Not the NXT-G program.
I dont hack the program.. but wish fix it as soon...
Anders