The robot in the videos most defiantly NOT something you would want to use LinuxCNC for. They do real-time path planning. Today I'm implement that with something like a self driving fork lift and save the cost of all that track. The machine would roll on the floor with wheels and if it was slow or if demand increased I could simply buy more self driving forklifts
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Rick Gresham <rickgres...@comcast.net> wrote: > That's why I wonder about rolling my own versus starting with something > like that in the video linked below. Not sure which would be harder, more > expensive. > > https://youtu.be/NRO98Rm58-k > > > > On Aug 22, 2017, at 4:30 PM, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > The resolution is controlled by the step size of the motor. It's > > mechanical. Getting to 1/8 inch over a 100 foot space is easy in terms > of > > the software but you will need to invent some hardware that holds to > those > > tolerances. > > > > On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 3:35 PM, Rick Gresham <rickgres...@comcast.net> > > wrote: > > > >> I've only just started trying to learn a little about realtime motion > >> control so I don't have a good answer re: units. While a complete Star > >> Trek-like plant console might be really cool, I suspect the investment > >> would be hard to justify for a largely lights out application. > >> > >> I don't need the resolution LinuxCNC provides, +/- 1/8 inch is probably > >> totally adequate, but controlling a tool position in a finite 3D space > >> seemed similar enough to a CNC router type application that LinuxCNC > seemed > >> like a good place to start learning about the options. > >> > >> Rick > >> > >>>> On Aug 22, 2017, at 1:05 PM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> On 22 August 2017 at 18:01, Rick Gresham <rickgres...@comcast.net> > >> wrote: > >>>> I'm exploring options for a 3 axis controller similar in some ways to > >> typical cnc router-like application. What may make my application > unique > >> is the size of the 3D space in which the tool operates: up to about > 150' x > >> 150' x 50'. In addition, I need to control tool changes and > >> calculate/control fluid flow rates based on calculations applied to > >> retrieved persistent data. > >>> > >>> There are no deliberate limits on the size of workspace of LinuxCNC, > >>> so it ought to work. > >>> What units would you want to display on the GUI? > >>> > >>> -- > >>> atp > >>> "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > >>> designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > >>> lunatics." > >>> — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ > >> ------------------ > >>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > >>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Emc-users mailing list > >>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
