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Pan & Tilt for the Stingray? Why not!

Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax EngineeringPosts: 14,406
edited 2010-01-13 22:08 in Robotics
Alex over at Crust Crawler was testing his S3 Pan/Tilt with a camera on the Stingray and we're all happy to report it mounts and works great!· Attached are some pictures.· Enjoy!·

Don't forget...on the horizon are some wheel encoders and eventually a line follower for the Stingray as well.· And currently development continues on a gripper for the Stingray!· Yes, you heard me right...I did say gripper.· =)

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  • Roy ElthamRoy Eltham Posts: 3,000
    edited 2010-01-12 01:11
    You are such a tease.

    Will this gripper be on an arm, or just attached to the front?

    Do you have any ETAs on anything for the stingray?

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  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-01-12 02:52
    Very interesting Chris!

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  • GWJaxGWJax Posts: 267
    edited 2010-01-12 06:30
    Does anyone have or know where I can get the frame dimensions for the stingray so I can make a home brew unit? Coming up with the money for the kit is hard for me to do at this time plus I already have the Parallax components I need for it plus other devices. If no dimensions are to be had I guess I'll need to wing it..

    Jax

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  • DufferDuffer Posts: 374
    edited 2010-01-12 17:42
    Because·the mounting bracket·is made with slots instead of holes to match the Stingray's sensor mounting plate, the exact deminsions aren't that critical. The general deminsions for the sensor mounting bracket, however, are:·
    Height - 75mm
    Width - 72mm
    Center-to-Center for vertical slots - 10mm
    Center-to-Center for·horizontal slots - 7mm
    Center-to-Center for vertical holes -11mm
    Center hole for grommet/wiring - 13mm

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    Post Edited (Duffer) : 1/13/2010 12:05:49 AM GMT
  • GWJaxGWJax Posts: 267
    edited 2010-01-13 01:43
    Thanks for taking the time to measure the base for me.

    Jax

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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2010-01-13 22:08
    The Gripper is in design so not much in details there. Basically I wanted to let you all know we haven't dropped the ball, things are coming. The Gripper and Encoder efforts are being done in parallel so it is possible they will both be released around the same time. The wheel encoders will allow us to get more Stingray specific objects as well since the robot will have a more consistent and repeatable operation for motion as well as motor ramping and pre-defined turning parameters.

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