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Balancing on a Ball

ercoerco Posts: 20,256
edited 2013-01-21 19:48 in Robotics
Nicely done!

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  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2013-01-17 17:31
    Impressive. I've been doing some experiments with the Pololu IMU I bought at their black Friday sale, and the math to do that is pretty hairy. I've been working with a single axis, but that requires at least two, plus considering the possibility of rotation on the third.
  • Justin13Justin13 Posts: 6
    edited 2013-01-21 05:08
    Verry Verry Cool ! Is there a build thread ?
  • rwgast_logicdesignrwgast_logicdesign Posts: 1,464
    edited 2013-01-21 18:09
    This may be a dumb question, but can a robot with a drive train like that roll around very easily when its not using omni wheels?
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2013-01-21 18:31
    rwgast_logicdesign wrote: »
    This may be a dumb question, but can a robot with a drive train like that roll around very easily when its not using omni wheels?

    No, omni wheels are required for three wheel bots like that. One wheel slipping sideways is how they move.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2013-01-21 19:48
    Nor is that one capable of rotating, other than incidental slippage.

    IMU? That's cheating! Are saying erco can't do that with 3 PINGs? Hmmm... Amy would never even miss her ball...
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