SOS!!!

bkrienke90

Hello!
I am having to make an electric vehicle for a science project. I have been given a BASIC Stamp Homeowork Board, a Parallax continuous rotation motor and all of the wires and resistors i need. I just need a little jump start to figure out what direction I should head in. I figure that all I will need to do is have the wiring and a program that would direct a certain number of pulses to be sent to the motor so i can be·able to move certain distances. Anything would be helpful. Thanks!

Blake

Mike Green

Read the "Robotics with the BoeBot" tutorial from Parallax. It talks about how servos work and how to use them as well as other robotics topics. Pick the "Resources" tab on the main Parallax webpage, then choose Downloads, then Stamps in Class Downloads and you'll see the tutorials.

erco

If you don't have to make any turns, make a one-drive-motor tricycle platform that only drives in a straight line. No differential drive! To use a continuous rotation servo, you will need to add an encoder to count wheel revolutions. Per Mike, work through Parallax' Robotics book to learn about the Stamp and driving servos and check back once you have made some progress and have some pertinent questions. Don't wait, get busy now... it's actually quite fun.

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Chris Savage

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Chris Savage
Parallax Engineering