Rob Lass's Course Project - Revision history

Urlass at 23:28, 15 April 2007

2007-04-15T23:28:49Z

Urlass at 23:26, 15 April 2007

2007-04-15T23:26:25Z

Urlass: /* Ant Links */

2006-12-07T04:05:47Z

Ant Links

Urlass: /* Current Status */

2006-12-07T04:05:09Z

Current Status

Urlass at 04:00, 7 December 2006

2006-12-07T04:00:16Z

Urlass: /* Old Inchworm Robot */

2006-11-27T23:15:34Z

Old Inchworm Robot

Urlass: /* Simulation */

2006-11-27T23:14:54Z

Simulation

Urlass: /* Ant Robot */

2006-11-21T14:43:21Z

Ant Robot

Urlass: /* Simulation */

2006-11-07T17:42:34Z

Simulation

Urlass: /* Simulation */

2006-11-07T15:48:01Z

Simulation

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	[http://www.cs.drexel.edu/~urlass/ant_marching.avi Movie of my robot in action! (700k)]		[http://www.cs.drexel.edu/~urlass/ant_marching.avi Movie of my robot in action! (700k)]
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		+	[http://www.cs.drexel.edu/~urlass My Website]

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 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j9Rg0KhlZE Video with the song I want my robot to sing]
 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ0PK4ubNoI Inchworm action!]
 [[Category:Bio-Inspired Robot Design (Fall 2006) Projects]]

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 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LY9p8Spe7Y&mode=related&search= Official Theme Song]
-[http://www.cs.drexel.edu/~urlass/ant_marching.avi 700k Movie of my robot in action!]
+[http://www.cs.drexel.edu/~urlass/ant_marching.avi Movie of my robot in action! (700k)]
 =Simulation=

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 [[Image:Urlass_ant_gears.jpg|thumb|left|A close-up of the gears on the robot.]]
 ==Current Status==
-The current robot is a six legged walker inspired by the composition of ants.  I got all the pieces I needed today (10/10), and put it together only to learn that one motor was not enough to power the legs once I put it on the ground.  I tried using two motors, but I think some of the ports on my handyboard are dead.  I was unable to turn both on simultaneously.  My current plan is to buy a 9v battery and just use that to power the two motors.
+The current robot is a six legged walker inspired by the composition of ants.  I got all the pieces I needed today (10/10), and put it together only to learn that one motor was not enough to power the legs once I put it on the ground.  I tried using two motors, but it took me a while to find two sets of ports that did not seem dead.  Wow, it moves!
 ==Ant Links==
 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LY9p8Spe7Y&mode=related&search= Official Theme Song]

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		+	[http://www.cs.drexel.edu/~urlass/ant_marching.avi 700k Movie of my robot in action!]
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-[[Image:Urlass_inchworm.jpg|thumb|right|Inchworm Robot]]
+[[Image:Urlass_inchworm.jpg|thumb|right|R.I.P. Inchworm Robot]]
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 =Simulation=
-I'm hoping to use an open source software system to do the modelling and simulation.  I found a program called [http://www.blender.org Blender] that seems to let me import the lego models.  It has a physics engine built in, but I don't yet know if it is of suitable quality.
+I'm hoping to use an open source software system to do the modelling and simulation.  I found a program called [http://www.blender.org Blender] that seems to let me import the lego models.  It has a physics engine built in, and based on examples I've found online I think it is of suitable quality.
-I started learning the Blender interface.  It is certainly... different.  Fortunately, there is [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro a pretty good tutorial] available on Wikibooks that walks you through the different features of the program, gradually making you more comfortable with it.  The tutorial says about the interface: "eventually, you will wish all your programs worked this way."  I don't know if I agree with this statement.
+The Blender interface is certainly... different.  Fortunately, there is [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro a pretty good tutorial] available on Wikibooks that walks you through the different features of the program, gradually making you more comfortable with it.  The tutorial says about the interface: "eventually, you will wish all your programs worked this way."  I don't know if I agree with this statement.
 =Old Inchworm Robot=

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 =Ant Robot=
 [[Image:Urlass_ant_robot.JPG|thumb|right|Look out, it's an ant robot!]]
 ==Current Status==
 The current robot is a six legged walker inspired by the composition of ants.  I got all the pieces I needed today (10/10), and put it together only to learn that one motor was not enough to power the legs once I put it on the ground.  I tried using two motors, but I think some of the ports on my handyboard are dead.  I was unable to turn both on simultaneously.  My current plan is to buy a 9v battery and just use that to power the two motors.

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	I'm hoping to use an open source software system to do the modelling and simulation. I found a program called [http://www.blender.org Blender] that seems to let me import the lego models. It has a physics engine built in, but I don't yet know if it is of suitable quality.		I'm hoping to use an open source software system to do the modelling and simulation. I found a program called [http://www.blender.org Blender] that seems to let me import the lego models. It has a physics engine built in, but I don't yet know if it is of suitable quality.
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		+	I started learning the Blender interface. It is certainly... different. Fortunately, there is a pretty good tutorial available on Wikibooks that walks you through the different features of the program, gradually making you more comfortable with it. The tutorial says about the interface: "eventually, you will wish all your programs worked this way." I don't know if I agree with this statement.

	=Old Inchworm Robot=		=Old Inchworm Robot=