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Padre

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

it's nice, but who designed the boards ? for example the serial-to-relay interface ? it's not exactly how i would have done it, but it works
Keep the good work :)

mir

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

:) aii.. nice  keep it up !

ritakml

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

Waw! Love it! Keep up!

J4D

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

Thanks euryale , Padre , Mir and Rita :)

J4D

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

Guys , its finally connected to the computer and functional ! , here is a pic of the interface coded in java , pressing the arrow buttons on the keyboard now move the tank !

Georges

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

Amazing. Time for another Video on Youtube :) and please. try your best jad to have a good quality camera.

Xsever

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Jad man you have good cameras ! Why do all your videos turn up with bad quality.

Ya good quality ya dnt tease us  with 0.8 FPS footage

J4D

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

I have many good cameras , but not one single decent internet connection to upload a multi-megabyte video ;) , ill see what i can do this time .

Edit : work is being done at the moment to interface joystick control on the tank .

Last edited by jadberro (February 9 2010)

invo

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

Nice Work ...

J4D

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Thanks :)

Flakk

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again awesome work jad.. waiting for that youtube vid :)

J4D

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

Thanks again flak , ill try to do some video first thing tomorrow morning ! :)

Updates : software is now recognizing joysticks connected to the computer , whats left is some mathematical calculations to connect it to the program X,Y axis ! , and after that comes the implementation of some AI ! letting the tank roam on its own ! :)

the interface is being done by my two programing friends Ayman farhat and nader sleiman / Ayman will be working later on the Artificial intelligence .

Last edited by jadberro (February 9 2010)

J4D

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

The software and its source can be found here for people interested ! :)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UTC8S3SN

arithma

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

This is some cool stuff you got there. Love the PC interaction part. You only need a camera in there, and you would be on the way to make an autonomous vehicle.

J4D

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

thanks arithma ! :) i guess a camera is the next step ! :)

here is the link for the youtube video ! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vetjUn14c0U

xterm

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

Nicely done Jad, Ayman and Nader.

J4D

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Thanks.

J4D

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

project is nearing its finish , Sharp IR sensor is installed at the front of the tank , a rotational IR "radar" is to be set atop the vehicle . program now is very advanced taking action from joysticks and various inputs , as well as 4 outputs to be increased to 8 soon ! :) here are the new pics , a full report will be released on the project once we finish . a software part by the programing team Ayman Farhat and Nader Sleiman , and a hardware part by me .

Last edited by jadberro (February 15 2010)

Aj_BlaZ

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

why didn't you use infrared instead of antenna would have been cooler ;)

Aj_BlaZ

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

maybe this :s http://www.dharmanitech.com/2009/01/ir- … motor.html

battikh

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

infrared? he would need to have a direct line of sight at all time and would have to point towards the tank to send commands. infrared sucks big time.
i still vote for bluetooth (or WiFi) and controlling it from a phone. even better, using and iphone/ipod touch or whatever phone has an accelerometer to drive it.

Aj_BlaZ

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

but still infrared doesnt require antenna
edited:lol

Last edited by Aj_BlaZ (February 15 2010)

J4D

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

im not looking for cooler , im looking for functionality , with RF i have freedom to move anywhere with no line of sight ;) while with IR i need to have the TX facing the tank at all times .

Aj_BlaZ

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

battikh you can guide by some link how to do so would have been better than talking ...

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J4D

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Re: my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

infrared? he would need to have a direct line of sight at all time and would have to point towards the tank to send commands. infrared sucks big time.
i still vote for bluetooth (or WiFi) and controlling it from a phone. even better, using and iphone/ipod touch or whatever phone has an accelerometer to drive it.

i wrote what i wrote above before seeing what you wrote  :)

yeah blutooth or wifi would be great as well as controlled with a mobile  , will be hopefully in a next step ;)