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I'll take a Combo please...

Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
edited 2011-10-01 20:16 in General Discussion
Kinda like Peanut butter and Chocolate - some things go together well.

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-Matt
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  • TtailspinTtailspin Posts: 1,326
    edited 2011-09-30 20:37
    Thats cool Matt, That looks like a must have item.:thumb:
    When can I buy one? or two?

    -Tommy
  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2011-09-30 21:04
    It looks like a face that saw something that it will never forget.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-09-30 21:22
    Matt Gilliland wrote:
    ...some things go together well.
    Yup. "There's an app for that!"TM:

    -Phil
  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    edited 2011-09-30 21:34
    Nice!

    For some reason, the shape of the bracket made me think of Gossamer:

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    Maybe do a version in orange. Halloween is coming up anyway.

    -- Gordon
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  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2011-10-01 01:13
    Where's the 10-pack for MadeUSA? "You can never have too many sensors."
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2011-10-01 05:29
    GordonMcComb wrote: »
    Nice!

    For some reason, the shape of the bracket made me think of Gossamer:

    gossamer.jpg


    Maybe do a version in orange. Halloween is coming up anyway.

    -- Gordon
    I was thinking the same thing .........


    Great now I want to watch cartoons all day ..

    Peter

    and that marks post 666......0.o
    yall got a mirror I can smash too?
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2011-10-01 06:47
    I feel the need to ask a frugal Yankee question. What advantage do IR and sonar have together that they are missing apart?
  • KyeKye Posts: 2,200
    edited 2011-10-01 06:50
    Sensor redundancy. So, you can use the data from both to ensure that the reading is correct.
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2011-10-01 07:16
    IR can be fooled under some lighting conditions. SONAR can be fooled by some materials and angles
    This gives your robot a belt and suspenders!
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2011-10-01 07:34
    OK, that makes sense. I imagine that is more important with large robots than the small ones I work with.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-10-01 07:35
    In the post I cited above, IR and sonar are used together with external transponders for position triangulation.

    -Phil
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2011-10-01 09:09
    I'll say sensor CONfusion before PhiPi cites otherwise. :)
  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,452
    edited 2011-10-01 14:01
    This thing looks even more like an owl than the acrylic PING sensor stand. Or maybe, I dunno, I have a sudden urge to take it to my leader...
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-10-01 20:16
    All I see is some little alien creature blowing his nose :tongue:
    -Matt
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