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* Turntable (part number, vendor, cost, when available) |
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* Mirror (part number, vendor, cost, when available) |
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* Pitman Motors - constantly detect location of the emitter |
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* RC Servos - move the device to get align with emitter |
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==Electrical Design== |
==Electrical Design== |
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Revision as of 21:50, 9 March 2008
Team Members
Amanda Care, Eric Nickel, James Yeung
Overview
The Programmable Stiffness Joint is a device that takes a user input (turning a simple dial) and adjusts its stiffness to the desired level.
The goal of our project is:
This is how it works:
We will discuss:
Mechanical Design
The primary components used in this circuit are:
The goals:
Electrical Design
The primary components used in this circuit are:
- Controller (PIC)
- H-Bridge
- Hall Sensors
- Schmidt Triggers
Code
Results
Our resulting design:
Reflections
- More planning
- Simpler mechanical design
- More efficient code
