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Mechanics and Construction => Mechanics and Construction => Topic started by: anigeo on March 03, 2012, 08:51:36 AM

Title: ir sensor
Post by: anigeo on March 03, 2012, 08:51:36 AM

can i assign an ir obstacle sensor to s remote control war-bot. will it help me to avoid obstacles

Title: Re: ir sensor
Post by: newInRobotics on March 03, 2012, 10:32:45 AM

You, can. Whether it helps or not is totally up to You.

Title: Re: ir sensor
Post by: anigeo on March 03, 2012, 08:49:23 PM

Quote from: newInRobotics on March 03, 2012, 10:32:45 AM

You, can. Whether it helps or not is totally up to You.

hey thanks. but will it help me in avoiding obstacles?

Title: Re: ir sensor
Post by: newInRobotics on March 04, 2012, 09:51:26 AM

If it is RC robot, won't You see obstacles Yourself?

Title: Re: ir sensor
Post by: Soeren on March 04, 2012, 09:11:17 PM

Hi,

Quote from: anigeo on March 03, 2012, 08:51:36 AM

can i assign an ir obstacle sensor to s remote control war-bot. will it help me to avoid obstacles

Yes, or, I'd rather say that, it can be done, but I don't know if you are able to (you sound fairly new to this).

To make it help you avoid obstacles, you will be best off using a microcontroller to go in between the R/C receiver and the and the motors/servos, as the sensor detecting an obstacle can then force an evasive maneuver, be it turning or stopping, regardless of you trying to deliberately drive your ROV into the obstacle.

But... before trying to make something like this, get the basics down first, as you'd need to make the program and hardware yourself.