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anthonyz
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Hello, I need to build a toy car, that will perform the following task:
Go in a staight line for 5 meters, then follow a semi-circunference (or just turn 180 degrees, but not a about-turn) and go back another 5meters, the turning is around a cone:
_____________________________________ ---> boundaries
------------>------->-------\
-------------------cone ---> 0 |
----------< -----------<----/
_____________________________________
I am supplied with a electrical engine, and 3 1.5V batteries, I am not allowed to use any other power source, however I can use pretty much any mechanical or electical device I desire (no remote controls, the car needs to perform on it's own)
I am aware that this is a very simple task, for engineering, but I am in my 1st year and have pretty much only had mathematical classes (calculus, linear algebra, phisics, computing etc) so I am not familiar with the electrical circuits that may accomplish this task...have been brainstorming mechanical solutions for a while now, but nothing really good has come up..
The problem is that the car needs to have 2 operating "modes" : go straight -- turn...and I need to be able to switch between these modes...
Any suggestions would be very welcome :)
Go in a staight line for 5 meters, then follow a semi-circunference (or just turn 180 degrees, but not a about-turn) and go back another 5meters, the turning is around a cone:
_____________________________________ ---> boundaries
------------>------->-------\
-------------------cone ---> 0 |
----------< -----------<----/
_____________________________________
I am supplied with a electrical engine, and 3 1.5V batteries, I am not allowed to use any other power source, however I can use pretty much any mechanical or electical device I desire (no remote controls, the car needs to perform on it's own)
I am aware that this is a very simple task, for engineering, but I am in my 1st year and have pretty much only had mathematical classes (calculus, linear algebra, phisics, computing etc) so I am not familiar with the electrical circuits that may accomplish this task...have been brainstorming mechanical solutions for a while now, but nothing really good has come up..
The problem is that the car needs to have 2 operating "modes" : go straight -- turn...and I need to be able to switch between these modes...
Any suggestions would be very welcome :)