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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: YoungGenius on March 14, 2010, 08:08:24 AM

Title: IR Range Finder?
Post by: YoungGenius on March 14, 2010, 08:08:24 AM

I'm still confused as to what the ir rangefinder is supposed to do? Can it track an object enabling the robot to follow something or what?

Title: Re: IR Range Finder?
Post by: little-c on March 14, 2010, 08:42:25 AM

it literaly reads a range to an object. pure and simple.

Title: Re: IR Range Finder?
Post by: YoungGenius on March 14, 2010, 11:49:23 AM

ohh, but can I use it to follow the object?

Title: Re: IR Range Finder?
Post by: Razor Concepts on March 14, 2010, 11:58:30 AM

Yes:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_sumo.shtml (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_sumo.shtml)