May 23, 2002
Single element UI for robot control
Version 2: A lightweight and simple mobile robot. I came up with this design by myself to improve IR reception and boost speed. The rear caster wheel is lighter adapation of an idea from the Core Mindstorms programming book. The next version will have better support structures to hold a wireless mini video camera.
Now that I can control the robot via flash, the next step is to design a user interface to control the robot motors. The design problem has the added twist of operating with a slight delay after each command, due to the infra-red send/confirm cycle. So, the user interface has to accomodate the delay by presenting the delay as an aspect of the human-computer interaction. Also, I'd like the UI to incorporate a visualization of the two motors' direction and power, so that the user intuitively understands that he/she is steering simply by controlling two motors, rather than a third steering wheel column. I've got some ideas, will publish the Flash interface once it's done.
Posted by samuel at May 23, 2002 02:12 AMso, the method of steering is very similar to that used in tanks, right? the slower a wheel turns, the more the vehicle turns in that particular direction.
what type of steering interface is used in a tank? two levers? steering wheel? :)
it's worth at least considering how it's done in a tank, i'd think... just an idea.
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