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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ümit Sen" <umitnurisen@gmail.com>
To: <AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:32 PM
Subject: [AVR-Chat] Platform Design for Camera


> Hi all,
>
> We have a robot that has two stereo cameras on it which are used to 
> analyze
> how much meters the robot had gone.We do that by image 
> processing.However,the
> robot works on a smooth surface.Now,I consider to design a platform for
> cameras so that although the robot travels on inclined surfaces the camera
> will remain its parallelity to original x-y plane.I mean the platform has 
> to
> do the opposite angular motion what the robot does in order to save its
> parallelity to smooth surface.
> Is there anyone who can suggest me how to do that,like which sensor I 
> should
> use to sense the slope of the surfaces or is there any produced platforms
> like that?

Have a look at MEMS accelerometers. I'm using the Freescale 3-axis chip, 
they are quite cheap.

Leon
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