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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: Ghost Recon King on March 27, 2008, 07:37:20 PM

Title: Multiple sensor processing
Post by: Ghost Recon King on March 27, 2008, 07:37:20 PM

If I want to make a robot with multiple moving parts, do I need a CPU and an OS to process the information from various microcontrollers ?  If I need a CPU can it be a computer CPU?

Title: Re: Multiple sensor processing
Post by: Asellith on March 27, 2008, 09:33:41 PM

Depends on how many sensors and moving parts. A single microcontroller can handle several servos and multiple sensor inputs. Depends on what kind of inputs you have and what microcontroller you use. For really big programs like roborealm for camera analysis or complex navigation using GPS and location sensors and a large amount of sensors you might need more then one microcontroller. If you do you still do not need a PC because you can dedicate a separate controller to coordinate them all. But those are large projects, your standard small robot project only needs one controller.

Title: Re: Multiple sensor processing
Post by: Ghost Recon King on March 27, 2008, 10:11:01 PM

Can you give me a simpler explanation on how to make a sensor for a line following robot ?

Title: Re: Multiple sensor processing
Post by: Asellith on March 28, 2008, 06:23:38 AM

$50 robot tutorial
http://www.societyofrobots.com/step_by_step_robot.shtml

Title: Re: Multiple sensor processing
Post by: Ghost Recon King on March 28, 2008, 11:21:54 AM

I mean a set of detailed instructions and guidelines for making type of color sensor.

Title: Re: Multiple sensor processing
Post by: Asellith on March 28, 2008, 11:32:39 AM

http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/55
 
or

http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/59

Both are line followers should be good info in them

Title: Re: Multiple sensor processing
Post by: Admin on March 30, 2008, 02:54:57 PM

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I mean a set of detailed instructions and guidelines for making type of color sensor.

http://www.societyofrobots.com/sensors_color.shtml

All the answers are here, you just gotta search first ;)