SRS RoboMagellan Summer 2010
Wed, 03/03/2010 - 07:33 | by webmasterSRS Robo-Magellan
Contest Rules
revised 1-1-07
Object
Robo-Magellan is a robotics competition emphasizing autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance over varied, outdoor terrain. Robots have three opportunities to navigate from a starting point to an ending point and are scored on time required to complete the course with opportunities to lower the score based on contacting intermediate points.
Agenda for Mar. 14th, 2010 meeting
Sun, 03/07/2010 - 20:20 | by SGarcia![]()
1:00 PM Call to order – Club business
Club business:
Brainbot
Wed, 03/03/2010 - 11:20 | by JonHylands
http://www.huv.com/Brainbot-Crawler-02.jpg
- based on a 1/5 scale rock crawler chassis, 30" long
- Novak Fifty-Five crawler motors
- 2.83 GHz Core 2 Quad onboard, running WinXP
- 2 GB RAM, 32 GB Solid State HD
- Prosilica GC650C gigabit ethernet camera
- RoboRealm
- Hokuyo UTM-30LX laser scanner
- 3-axis solid state compass
- GlobalSat BU-353 GPS
- Dynamixel AX-12 servos for steering and pan&tilt camera head
- Sabertooth 2x25 H-Bridge
- 16 Ah 11.1 volt Lithium Polymer Battery
2D Laser Range Finder
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 07:18 | by RoyceEver since I read Ken Maxon's article: 'A Real-time Laser Range Finding Vision System', I've wanted to experiment with a similar system. This past Sunday afternoon, I finally got around to it. I don't have any CLPD chops, so I used a regular computer. Above you can see my initial rough results. The line laser registers lower in the image field for the block than for the background. The software properly converted that lower registration to a distance of about 26.5 inches.
snackBot
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 22:19 | by kfrench
snackBot
Built from scratch using David Cook's excellent Robot Building for Beginner's book.
Meeting Minutes Feb 14, 2010
Mon, 02/22/2010 - 14:02 | by dkersteChiBots Meeting Minutes – Sunday, February 14th, 2010
The meeting was called to order by Salvador Garcia at 1315. All of the officers were present. The meeting proceeded following the agenda previously posted on the ChiBots website. There was an excellent turnout, especially considering that this was also Valentine’s Day, and roboticists are well known for their romantic tendencies. This is the first time that a meeting has fallen on Valentine’s Day since the club started in late 2000. It will not happen again until 2016.
Agenda for Feb. 14th, 2010 meeting
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 23:12 | by SGarcia![]()
1:00 PM Call to order – Club business
Treasurer’s report
Reminder to pay club dues for 2010
Chibots domain name – report
Bill’s offer for an alternative gathering place for Chibots
Call for presentations
Call for people volunteering for the positions of:
- Presentation Chairman
- Public Relations Chairman
- Membership Chairman
Events:
Meeting Minutes for Sunday, 01/10/10
Wed, 01/13/2010 - 18:03 | by dkersteThe meeting was called to order by Tony Stram at 1305. He introduced the new officers:
President – Salvador Garcia
Vice President – Tony Stram
Secretary – Don Kerste
Competition Committee Chairman – Terry Jackson
Webmaster – Royce Pipkins (graciously agreed to serve again this year)
Sad News
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 11:58 | by ModelmakerSaturday Morning Terry Surma had passed away.
I don't have a lot of information right now but I will post it as soon as I get it.
He was a great friend, mentor and boss. More people in the world should be like him
Kris "Modelmaker" Southerland
Meeting minutes for 11.08.09
Sun, 11/08/2009 - 16:59 | by Yellowbrick1. Meeting opened by President Tony Stram at 1:10
1.1. 13 members, 2 officers present
2. Round the room introductions,
3. Treasurer’s report- currently we have roughly $1000 in our PayPal account
3.1. Discussion as to transfer of PayPal rights while maintaining security of treasurer’s rights
3.2. Addition of a co-signer to maintain security of funds
3.3. Vote taken for new setup of PayPal account; passed unanimously
4. Recap of last month’s Chibotica competition
4.1. Review of photos of the event (All the photos are available on the Chibots website)
4.2. Don’s overview on iHobby



