Fun project needing some support in how to get started.
This is ready for lift off over. . . Requesting advise before lifetoff to ensure it can be done and confident enough to knock this out.
*Pssh* “Uhh ya Captain speaking, strap in and get ready for a garage built, over engines are hot“ *Pssh*
Light is in the sky, Bat Signal is up. I’m asking for some help comrades.
Problem Statement:
Say for instance I wanted to have a moving stand on a Segway for a trumpet marching player keeping a distance of 3 feet from the user. Direction of user changes and tracking capable stand is able to still follow, keeping that 3 feet from user.
Plan / Materials:
I can lookup how to make a Segway on Instructables.com
Probably need lidar or ultrasonic for distance measuring, to maintain 3 ft target distance
Probably need 2 microcontrollers. One to control Segway and another to control distance from user based on LIDAR sensor.
Questions:
ME trained. I can tango but keep the EE, ECE talk to layman's amigos
I can throw money to knockout this project ASAP. Help is appreciated and It would be fun to share the build with the community
This is ready for lift off over. . . Requesting advise before lifetoff to ensure it can be done and confident enough to knock this out.
*Pssh* “Uhh ya Captain speaking, strap in and get ready for a garage built, over engines are hot“ *Pssh*
Light is in the sky, Bat Signal is up. I’m asking for some help comrades.
Problem Statement:
Say for instance I wanted to have a moving stand on a Segway for a trumpet marching player keeping a distance of 3 feet from the user. Direction of user changes and tracking capable stand is able to still follow, keeping that 3 feet from user.
Plan / Materials:
I can lookup how to make a Segway on Instructables.com
Probably need lidar or ultrasonic for distance measuring, to maintain 3 ft target distance
Probably need 2 microcontrollers. One to control Segway and another to control distance from user based on LIDAR sensor.
Questions:
- What is the recommended sensor to go with?
- Machine Learning? AI?
- If user changes directions on the field, the Segway would change direction with the user, almost anticipating the vector change and adjusting.
- How do I write the code to communicate: Wheels of Segway & lidar congruently to speak in real time to each other. As user goes below 3 feet barrier, increase speed of wheels in Segway faster to maintain 3+ feet.
- How to select PID?
- EXTRA: What if the stand was even heavier than a 4olb stand. Instead, its holding up a TV and equipment for all the band members to see. This would be 300lbs or so. I would have to change the motors in Segway to beef them up and support load. Beef up chasis for heavier load. Add dampeners somehow?
ME trained. I can tango but keep the EE, ECE talk to layman's amigos
I can throw money to knockout this project ASAP. Help is appreciated and It would be fun to share the build with the community