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Solved After thinking about it for a little while I solved the problem using ratios and a little maths, see the equations below and the attached images for more details. Thanks for your suggestions. L1=M2x-M1x ∴700cm-50cm=650cm xt=((L1/(Luminosity_1+Luminosity_2)×Luminosity_2)+M1x)...

If anyone has any ideas for the algorithms them selves it would be very helpful. My method as described above only works with isosceles triangles and to be honest its a bit haphazard.

Yes I could do that, I have an RC car that I can use. Its a good suggestion thanks

Fair enough, I thought I might not get away with putting it here ;) You have good understanding of the setup, I had not considered the issue of the direction of the torch. This does not need to be pinpoint accuracy though, I just want to have a rough idea of the persons position. Thanks

Good Evening all, Let me start by introducing myself, my name is Alex and I am in the final stages of an Electronic Engineering degree. This is not directly 'homework'. It will take me a little while to set the scene so feel free to get a cup of tea! One of my modules (Wireless Sensor...

I'm sorry about the threads heading, I was in a hurry when I typed it up.

Hi i am doing a side project of displaying RPM speed on the Altera development board DE0 which i have running at 10MHZ. i have got a digital input from a hall effect sensor that has a frequency range from 1.6 to 166.6 Hz. the signal incoming has a duty cycle of 50% to calculate the...

I will have to look into these, havn't come across them before, good to know

I am assuming you were planning on putting the LED's in series from the source, why not place them in parallel to each other, and provide each with a current limiting resistor? thus negating the issue of varying current levels.

indeed i was thank you for that...its stupid i am happy with laplace, transfer functions, matrix, itegration, differentiation but simple algebra is my downfall!

Hello everyone, below I have placed an image of the question, I am quite happy with the theory. My issue is how it goes from being F(s) = KX(s) to X/F(s) = 1/K I know to change this into a transfer function it is output (X) over input (F). However when ever I try i always end up with it...

Thats fantastic! really helped a lot, thank you very much! This is the first time I have used this forum, very impressed. I was wondering how to HorsePower compares to Power in watts, and you have answered that before I even asked. Cheers mate

This is where I show how little I know about such things, I thought the static coefficient was the force the robot had to overcome to change from being stationary to in motion. I presumed there would various other variables that would effect speed such as air-resistance etc. Honestly I know...

DC Electric Motor Torque/Power Usage Hello Everybody, I am mid way through doing an electronic engineering degree, I fancied as a summer project to build 6 wheel search and rescue robot. Idea being to use wheel chair motors to get the thing going. The problem is I am not an mechanical...