Indoor Positioning System
— Infrared indoor positioning for ARC robots: dual-camera tracks IR beacon, shows real-time heading, path and EZ-Script navigation variables
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This project has evolved some , the basic rundown is I'm modding two Omnibots , one a regular the other a larger 2000 model. I will have two ezb kits , rad base idea was thrown out because of so much noise but could go back on the table if the omnibot drivetrain is too weak to pull it.
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Attention Lloyd and Brett , I mailed out your goodies , fans , dynamat , ir LEDs bla bla , you should have them by Monday , oh brett sent you one of DJs L298 H bridge motor controllers in the box too , I emailed both of you tracking numbers. Thanks Dj for the new video , that will get bretts most recent bot moving around faster.
Josh! you sure are doing a great job on this. When in doubt, make it taller.
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@mel thankyou! And thanks for keeping up with the thread. 7 inches is probably how much taller I will make him.
@josh your great omnibot project it getting 100 threads
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Are the motors in the omnibot and omnibot 2000 the same .
PS just got a omnibot off ebay.
The 2000 motor is a bit heavier and about 20 percent longer , I imagine it has lots more torque. I did test the regular omnibot base with 40 pounds on top at 12volts so it should handle whatever you throw at it unless you underpowered the motors or get a broken robot , but I've not seen a broken one as far as the gearboxes go.
nylon gears not great,but still might handle most loads,dont forget its only a toy,not to handle very big loads or long time use, what i am looking at is using gear motors ,with metal gear box,like ones at banebots.com or robotcombat.com has,this way no stripped gears and much more higher torque
Glad you brought.that up , I plan to take out the stock gears and have replacements machined from lightweight plate 1/4" aluminum so there's no risk of breaking eventually under regular.use.