Since I don't want to disturb Robonoob's thread, I started a new thread on the the HummBot discussion.
For more info on the HummBot, see
http://megabotblog.blogspot.com.
You may want to add another servo for scanning the Sharp sensors, because the car like steering is hard to maneuver out of corners, so you want to find bad spots before you get into them. And is also good for pathfinding.
Yes, I plan to do this. I would like to have a servo controled sharp inside the body of the
HummBot. I'm slighly worried that the window frames of the body will interfere with the IR signals, so I'll have to position the servo/sensor carefully.
Next to that I will also need (sharp) sensors in the bumper of the HummBot to detect low objects.
Take a look at Admin's wavefront algorithm to do it. You are on the right track.
Excellent! I will definitely experiment with this algorithm.
Ohh, I almost forgot, you need encoders for pathfinding.
Yes, I have been thinking about this. But I have not figured out yet what would be the best way to add an encoder to by HummBot chassis:
There is no space near the wheels. One option might be to attach the encoder wheel to the drive shaft that attached the front wheels to the DC motor...
