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by charis997
23 Jan 2011, 12:42
Forum: Mindstorms Projects
Topic: BigWay stands up and balance
Replies: 9
Views: 14346

Re: BigWay stands up and balance

Of course it fell over. More times during software tuning. "BigWay" is my second model. First one fell over quite often.
Some other segway robots are using gum parts to soften the fall. Nevertheless NXT brick is not so fragile and successfully survived all my experiments.
by charis997
30 Dec 2010, 22:45
Forum: Robot Building
Topic: NXT Newbie needs lots of help with Tilted Twister!
Replies: 3
Views: 7350

Re: NXT Newbie needs lots of help with Tilted Twister!

Hi Swaser, I also played with Tilted Twister. As I understood your problem, your TT never solved the cube correctly. To solve the cube there are two important issues where TT is not 100% reliable. 1. read colors NXT 2.0 color sensor is very good in recognizing basic lego colors as red, yellow, blue,...
by charis997
28 Dec 2010, 11:26
Forum: Mindstorms Projects
Topic: BigWay stands up and balance
Replies: 9
Views: 14346

Re: BigWay stands up and balance

Hi Xander , hi all Here is the code. https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B-sJxpsF3NaoM2Y5MTg5ZjgtZGJjMC00MmQ2LWJmMWQtY2UyNTVhMGQxMGI5&export=download&hl=en_GB Description and comments inside the code should be sufficient to understand the solution. Questions are welcomed, comments will be appreci...
by charis997
26 Dec 2010, 14:22
Forum: Mindstorms Projects
Topic: BigWay stands up and balance
Replies: 9
Views: 14346

BigWay stands up and balance

Hi all ! I've just finished my second attempt for a segway type NXT robot which can stands up by itself and balance. It is also able to lie down. Look at my video. It shows standing up sequence, 10 seconds balance with lever retracting then lie down sequence with releasing the lever. I am using Hite...
by charis997
12 Nov 2010, 22:07
Forum: Mindstorms Projects
Topic: My previous nztasy stuff
Replies: 6
Views: 12321

Re: My previous nztasy stuff

I am new to this forum, I don't know what everything had been posted to previous nxtasy, but I want to share my experience too. I have been also exited about the TiltedTwister. I think, it is still one of the most ingenious solutions among all cube solvers made of Lego. When it works, of course. The...