Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 02:57:11 +0000 () From: Thomas J Balfe <tbalfe@tioga.com> To: freebsdnet@netural.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-realtime@freebsd.org, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Robot Motion Control? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960418022326.15659C-100000@falcon.tioga.com>
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I am designing a robot tonight because I have always wanted one. The thing I need to know now is how to control the servos for it to get around with. Would that work best with X10 or some other technique? Right now, it's an idea that I'm throwing onto paper, and I'm not sure if I want to rip out a laptop and throw it into a chassis or just make a chassis that will take a regular AT motherboard. Perhaps a small computer similar to the one that Tom Arnold <tom@spyder.inna.net> has suggested, an Ampro SLC50 which is reportedly the size of a 3.5" drive. The thing I want people's opinions about is how to control the servos for motion control, additionally sensors to detect object so it doesn't run around bumping into stuff. Would that be best done through the serial port, parallel port, or a different technique? ============================================================================== Thomas J Balfe tbalfe@tioga.com President http://www.tioga.com/ Tioga Communications, Inc 814-867-4770 ==============================================================================
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