Servo Tank Goes Metal

Mikerocontroller

· I'm resurrecting one of my old tank projects.· The original looked too "toylike" so I applied a new two-tone metallic finish.· The tank chassis is constructed from expanded PVC plastic and is very light but it definitely looked like plastic before the paint job.· I replaced the Homework board (which was too big for the chassis anyway) with a BS2sx OEM kit.· It now looks a lot cleaner.· Thanks for viewing!

Post Edited (Mikerocontroller) : 4/1/2010 5:43:45 AM GMT

Scope

Very nice

If you wanna get serious about ditching the "toy like" motif, toss on some concertina wire.

Whit

Looks good Mikerocontroller! All it needs is a hairy little·driver.

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Desslok

Whit said...
Looks good Mikerocontroller! All it needs is a hairy little·driver.

I vote for a Jawa driver, very cool...

Martin_H

That's pretty neat. It looks like you took the Tamiya track kit, adapted it to be driven by servos, and built your own chassis. For sensors it looks like you have a Ping, but it also looks like you have an IR receiver. Is that to find a beacon or is it additional collision detection?

Mikerocontroller

Thanks guys. @Martin_H the chassis is from a kit that Budget Robotics used to make. I don't see it available on their website anymore. The original version of my tank had a pair of IR emitters and a single detector. I used it for detecting drop-offs. I found out that I could also tune the emitters to warn of non-reflective surfaces like carpet. This proved useful for avoiding shag which tended to throw the treads. I have to get some more of this expanded PVC stuff so I can make some custom vehicles- it cuts like balsa wood and easily self-taps. You can glue it together with PVC cement as well (we all know how good PVC cement smells!)