Re: [Emc-users] Roveing Robot useing EMC

2009-11-05 Thread Dave
OK, much easier than I was thinking.. Andy Pugh wrote: > 2009/11/4 Dave : > > >> How does a differentially steered robot work? Is that some type of >> harmonic drive? >> > > I suspect he just means a robot with separate controls for the left > and right wheels. For RobotWars use people g

Re: [Emc-users] Roveing Robot useing EMC

2009-11-04 Thread Andy Pugh
2009/11/4 Dave : > How does a differentially steered robot work?   Is that some type of > harmonic drive? I suspect he just means a robot with separate controls for the left and right wheels. For RobotWars use people generally use a radio control with a "V-tail" mixer to convert forwards/backward

Re: [Emc-users] Roveing Robot useing EMC

2009-11-04 Thread Dave
Andy Pugh wrote: > 2009/11/4 Edward Rupp : > >> Does anyone know if anyone has used EMC to control the motion of a >> mobile differentially steered robot? Is it possible for EMC to run two >> motors for such motion? Is it possible to pass G code or other >> instructions real time from some oth

Re: [Emc-users] Roveing Robot useing EMC

2009-11-04 Thread Andy Pugh
2009/11/4 Edward Rupp : > > Does anyone know if anyone has used EMC to control the motion of a > mobile differentially steered robot?  Is it possible for EMC to run two > motors for such motion?  Is it possible to pass G code or other > instructions real time from some other program to EMC? I don'

[Emc-users] Roveing Robot useing EMC

2009-11-03 Thread Edward Rupp
Does anyone know if anyone has used EMC to control the motion of a mobile differentially steered robot? Is it possible for EMC to run two motors for such motion? Is it possible to pass G code or other instructions real time from some other program to EMC? I'd like to take a robot vision program