Difference between revisions of "Talk:Cheesoid"

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* building the wheels
 
* building the wheels
 
* building the plastic chassis - what's that display board plastic material called?
 
* building the plastic chassis - what's that display board plastic material called?
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Range Sensors
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* SRF05 by Devantech Ltd
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** http://robot-electronics.co.uk/acatalog/Ultrasonic_Rangers.html
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** http://www.robot-electronics.co.uk/htm/srf05tech.htm

Revision as of 01:33, 26 September 2011

  • interact with the fridge for cheese status
  • interact with the petrol pump for petrol status
  • it needs to know where they are to go and talk to them
  • the status needs to be stored and needs to be set - Xino at each?
  • it need to be able to read the status from the fridge and the petrol pump - what sort of interface? IR remote control?

Petrol status

  • just a number!

Cheese status

  • many cheese types - each with use by date
  • Primula status is "in tube"


Motor skills

  • get motors from post office
  • simple test circuits with 12V battery and driver ICs
  • mounting the motors and designing the axle couplings
  • building the wheels
  • building the plastic chassis - what's that display board plastic material called?

Range Sensors