"Loco"Motion
"Loco"Motion
by DirtyRoboto
Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:53 pm
As you may have read in some of my other posts my RN1 has a broken right upper arm servo, so I am limited with the things I can do.
Many of my balance ideas are suspended for now although you have seen examples with the 'splits', 'three kicks' and 'one leg' routines of what I can do with a broken robot.
As I say, I have put balance aside for now and am looking at locomotion. This is why I have come up with some new gaits based on speed and stability.
I am focusing on how the RN1 platform can move in a given direction at the fastest speed, then change that direction to any given other.
Tonight I have had Takeshi cover 1 meter in 9.2 seconds using this method, then reverse and cover 1 meter in reverse in 11.8 seconds.
I am now developing diagonal moves so Takeshi can be directed in joystick fashion.
Marcus.
Many of my balance ideas are suspended for now although you have seen examples with the 'splits', 'three kicks' and 'one leg' routines of what I can do with a broken robot.
As I say, I have put balance aside for now and am looking at locomotion. This is why I have come up with some new gaits based on speed and stability.
I am focusing on how the RN1 platform can move in a given direction at the fastest speed, then change that direction to any given other.
Tonight I have had Takeshi cover 1 meter in 9.2 seconds using this method, then reverse and cover 1 meter in reverse in 11.8 seconds.
I am now developing diagonal moves so Takeshi can be directed in joystick fashion.
Marcus.
by beermat
Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:52 pm
Just a thought about the broken servo - if you've ordered a replacement from Hitec and are still waiting, why not just shell out for a 'spare' from a retailer online and have it in a couple of days? Compared to the cost of a full RN-1 a single servo isn't that much and, given other servos could fry in the future, wouldn't it be better to slip in the 'spare' whilst waiting for the replacement? Anyway, just a thought, 'cos I'd go mad waiting this long for a single servo!
