Thanks for the offer. Testing on more than one maze seems to be a really good idea. Albert....
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drew_alley
Oct 1, 2002 2:47 pm
Hey guys, Just wondering what's happening w/ this month's meeting, since the second Monday is Thanksgiving -- is it still on as usual? Thanks, Andrew...
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aaron_ramsey
Oct 1, 2002 3:58 pm
That's a good question. If I remember my history correctly, we tried to keep the meeting on the same day as thanksgiving last year.... some of us showed up at...
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khufuca
Oct 2, 2002 3:31 am
Hi Gang, I'm playing around with a PID (or in my case, a PI) algorithm for my robot. It's working pretty well except for one thing! Sometimes I have the...
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stephane641
Oct 2, 2002 4:03 am
What a coincidence!! I just started working on mine again! (Even tuning PIDs is more interesting than looking for work! (: ) I've got a nice excel spreadsheet...
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Aaron
aaron_ramsey
Oct 2, 2002 10:58 am
This is just a guess, but if you are using your encoder values in the PI algorithm (obviously you must be), you may need to store them also. Otherwise, when...
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ronhedge
Oct 2, 2002 12:04 pm
Is the bot running at full speed when it transitions to PID? The control loop might be having adjusting with both PWM starting at max. Proportional increases...
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drew_alley
Oct 2, 2002 12:56 pm
I won't be in town on Thanksgiving Monday, but don't move the meeting on my account alone. Andrew ... some ... that day. ... we...
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Erik Hagman
bolocmdr
Oct 2, 2002 5:09 pm
I thought that maybe some ORE people might want to come down. Erik ======================== The Toronto Robot Fight Club announces our second event: November...
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stephane641
Oct 2, 2002 7:42 pm
Just wanted to let you guys know that Active just got a shipment of GP2D12 so anyone looking for a few (like me!) they are cheap at ~11$. Take care,...
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khufuca
Oct 2, 2002 9:15 pm
Hi Gang, Thanks for the PID ideas Stephane, Aaron and Ron H. I'll work on my problem some more tonight and let you know the outcome. The robot is running at...
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stephane641
Oct 3, 2002 2:02 am
What frequency is your PID code running at? I was using 20Hz before and after trying 50Hz everything is much smoother and fast. Are you saying that you are...
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cook22242002
Oct 3, 2002 2:18 am
I'm just getting started. Can someone recommend an easy first project?...
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khufuca
Oct 3, 2002 10:37 pm
It wasn't a typo --- I'm running the PID code every 262 milliseconds. Good idea Stephane! I'll try reducing the period. I'm probably wasting a lot of CPU...
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Aaron
aaron_ramsey
Oct 4, 2002 1:41 am
Are you thinking of starting with a kit that you build and reprogram, or do you want to start from scratch and build your own robot from the ground up? Aaron...
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Aaron
aaron_ramsey
Oct 4, 2002 1:52 am
Hi all, I've gotten an interesting email from the coordinator of special events at the Canada Science and Technology Museum here in Ottawa. Every year, the...
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Aaron
aaron_ramsey
Oct 4, 2002 2:34 am
A kit will be more expensive initially, but it will get you up and running much much faster. The biggest problem that I've found with hobbiest robotics is...
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khufuca
Oct 4, 2002 3:30 am
I'm willing to help. ...Ron C ... events at the Canada Science and Technology Museum here in Ottawa. Every year, the Museum holds a number of special events...
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tellurian
i_tellurian
Oct 4, 2002 12:46 pm
Hi Aaron, I would be interested in this, but I need some more detail of course, which I am sure you will have once you have met with the fellow. regards, Allen...
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ronhedge
Oct 4, 2002 1:08 pm
I should be able to help. Ron H. ... events at the Canada Science and Technology Museum here in Ottawa. Every year, the Museum holds a number of special events...
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tellurian
i_tellurian
Oct 4, 2002 1:12 pm
It kinda depends ... are you familiar with basic electronics and software programming? Do you have or can get some simple tools? Are you more inclined to build...
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stephane641
Oct 4, 2002 2:01 pm
Sounds interesting. Give us more details when you get them. Are you thinking that they would like to also see line follower, fire fithting, or even Splatbots??...
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Mordechai Brodt
mordomanca
Oct 5, 2002 1:45 pm
Another kit is available at Chapters (and chapters.ca): Build Your Own Robot Kit Author: Myke Predko, Ben Wirz Hardcover Usually ships in 24 hours Delivery is...
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Martin Dubuc
swbot
Oct 7, 2002 10:47 am
Next Monday is Thanksgiving. I think last year we all ended up at Dovercourt when the place was closed. What are the plans for this year? Do we postpone the...
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Martin Dubuc
swbot
Oct 7, 2002 4:19 pm
I am planning to place one soon if there is interest....
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Aaron
aaron_ramsey
Oct 7, 2002 10:31 pm
It gets even worse than that! I just checked the calender and next months meeting is on Nov. 11th. Doh! This issue arised last week, but no one seemed to have...
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tellurian
i_tellurian
Oct 8, 2002 12:03 am
Hey Aaron et al, In my case, a lack of reponse to your question last week was not out of apathy, but rather due to the fact that I have not particular...
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Aaron
aaron_ramsey
Oct 8, 2002 1:29 am
... Guy and I talked tonite and that was the consensus that we came to also. He's checking to see if the 3rd monday is available for October and November. We...
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Bill Wright
wrightw2000
Oct 8, 2002 1:32 am
We could use the room at the College again if required, but this Monday would be difficult. Bill ... ADVERTISEMENT [Image] ... [Non-text portions of this...
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stephane641
Oct 8, 2002 4:07 am
Being a bum (unemployed :) ) I don't mind any nights except wednesday as I play hockey and tuesday as I have soccer. (for 2-3 more weeks) Later, ... months...
