AVR-Chat

You can do it with motors in the way that pan and tilt is
done for video cameras. Stepper motors work well but
usually have to drive through a reduction system such as
gears or belts. 

Jim

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:00:56 +0200
 "Ümit ?en" <umitnurisen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Leon and Tom,
> One more question.I plan to set the tilt card (X-Y) and
>  the cameras on a
> square platform and want to control them via four pistons
> moving on (Z)
> axis.However,using punomatic is not suitable for robots
> working
> environment.Can you suggest me a device for controlling
> the platform?
> Thanks again.
> Best Regards
> Umit
> 
> 
> 2007/1/23, Leon <leon355@btinternet.com>:
> >
> >    ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ümit Sen" <umitnurisen@gmail.com
> <umitnurisen%40gmail.com>>
> > To: <AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com
> <AVR-Chat%40yahoogroups.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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> >
> > 
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ümit Nuri Þen
> 
> 
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> 
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