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The 'stops' might be made by utilizing and old electrical rotary switch, they had notches like that. checking space state with an arduino is simple enough; use a led and photodiode that counts slots in a slotted disc. If you need 100% certainty in which position it is (instead of relative) deploy a pair of leds and photodiodes and encode the slots binary like slot 1 __XX and slot 2 _X_X, that way you have 4 positions. With 3 pairs you have eight.<p> | The 'stops' might be made by utilizing and old electrical rotary switch, they had notches like that. checking space state with an arduino is simple enough; use a led and photodiode that counts slots in a slotted disc. If you need 100% certainty in which position it is (instead of relative) deploy a pair of leds and photodiodes and encode the slots binary like slot 1 __XX and slot 2 _X_X, that way you have 4 positions. With 3 pairs you have eight.<p> | ||
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| + | I think the point was that 1) it's metal and 2) it's round, and the project can go from there. Maybe it's a little too narrow, but considering we only need one handle, and that will also add width to the whole construction, I think it's ok.<br> | ||
| + | My only issue is that it's quite over-sized for a typical EOT, but that also has it's comical value.<br> | ||
| + | Btw, why mess with leds and photodiodes when you can just use a rotary-encoder? I do think it would be nice to have LEDs for backlight (maybe different colours to signal something)<br> | ||
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Revision as of 14:10, 20 November 2012
Can I ask why you chose a wheel? Cause, if I understand it correctly, you're not making the 'steering' wheel, but the 'full|half|slow' thing, right ? That is afaik not a wheel, but a handle that moves around a 'solid' circle, totally not like a wheel.
For that part you're better off choosing some sort of cylindrical body, like um, maybe a paint can, food container, anything but a wheel. The handle is harder obviously, for the right look it'd have to be copper/brass. I'm sure browsing through a market in the box of old 'hang- en sluitwerk' you'll find suitable stuff tho. Pity the Waterlooplein market is not what it once was...
Ultratux 02:13, 20 November 2012 (CET)
I think the point was that 1) it's metal and 2) it's round, and the project can go from there. Maybe it's a little too narrow, but considering we only need one handle, and that will also add width to the whole construction, I think it's ok.
My only issue is that it's quite over-sized for a typical EOT, but that also has it's comical value.
Btw, why mess with leds and photodiodes when you can just use a rotary-encoder? I do think it would be nice to have LEDs for backlight (maybe different colours to signal something)
Dreamer 14:10, 20 November 2012 (CET)
