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Another project feasability check.

the_poet677the_poet677 Posts: 12
edited 2005-08-11 20:49 in General Discussion
Hey everyone. I was looking around the enviroment I live in over here, and I realized that my AO is mostly pitch dark all the time. Kind of makes it hard to see my bot. I have tank treads on Hanz, my bot, whiskers mounted low on the chasis (right underneath the risers, actually), and the IR detector circuit.
I was going to throw a few LEDs on the board, and have them act as wingtip lights, green and red, so I can see what he is doing. The revalation was this: Why don't I just buy some high-intensity LEDs, and use the photoresistors to give Hanz real headlights and eyes? I have already bought the LEDs, and was wondering if anyone else had tried this, and if so, what were your experiences?

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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2005-08-11 20:20
    Hello,

    ·· One thing the High-Intensity LEDs will do very well is lower your battery life.· What color did you get?

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  • the_poet677the_poet677 Posts: 12
    edited 2005-08-11 20:32
    I got blue and white. And as far as battery life, if there is one thing I have in spades over here, it is AA batteries.

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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2005-08-11 20:42
    Now all you need is Red High-Intensity, and you can have a Patriotic BOE-Bot!· =)

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  • the_poet677the_poet677 Posts: 12
    edited 2005-08-11 20:49
    The worst thing is, that was lost on me until you mentioned it. I am pretty excited to get them in and try it. As it stands now, Hanz has successfully scaled a few people. Apparently, our uniformes really can scatter IR...

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