Comments on: The Segwii http://hackaday.com/2009/01/29/the-segwii/ Fresh hacks every day Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:18:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Arko http://hackaday.com/2009/01/29/the-segwii/comment-page-1/#comment-61571 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:25:12 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8259#comment-61571 Correction, someone else posted it without me knowing until one of my friends emails me “Hey your on Hack-A-Day”.

If you look, the code is there. http://www.segwii.com/code.html

The problem is my hardware, and without encoders it’s going to be difficult. I could post a video of the segwii being commanded by the wiimote, but all you would see is the segwii move a bit to the direction being commanded, then it falling over.

As soon as I get my encoders and new motors w/ gearbox, I’m going to finalize and release Version 2 of the code and hardware which will allow for turning, and full wiimote control. Maybe get a part 2 posted or something.

]]> By: Dean http://hackaday.com/2009/01/29/the-segwii/comment-page-1/#comment-61566 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:21:09 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8259#comment-61566 So wait. You put up something that’s whole point is to be Wiimote controlled, and you don’t have any evidence that it does what it says it does?

Clever.

]]> By: Arko http://hackaday.com/2009/01/29/the-segwii/comment-page-1/#comment-61355 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:26:52 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8259#comment-61355 Yes it would be a good alternative to buy encoders and have them read off the wheels. I just rather get new motors and wheels (The lego ones aren’t the best choice) and if I had the encoder built in the Yahtzee! The point is that I want to move away from Legos (even though I love them). The next revision of the Segwii will have new motors w/ encoders and a new gyro that has a higher resolution with a temperature output.

]]> By: strider_mt2k http://hackaday.com/2009/01/29/the-segwii/comment-page-1/#comment-61325 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:05:48 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8259#comment-61325 -or replace the motors with modified servos!
Old tricks are the best tricks I always say. :D

Temp bug or no, it’s still very very cool!
(pardon the pun)

Congrats!

]]> By: guy http://hackaday.com/2009/01/29/the-segwii/comment-page-1/#comment-61305 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:57:27 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8259#comment-61305 Couldn’t you just put optical encoders on the wheels rather than buying new motors?

]]> By: Arko http://hackaday.com/2009/01/29/the-segwii/comment-page-1/#comment-61262 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:35:56 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8259#comment-61262 Holy Cow! I’m on Hack-A-Day!

Well, just wanted to update that the wiimote control is functioning, but there is a big problem. The motors I am using do not give feedback to the controller, so moving around is not working right now. Also if the plane on which it’s balancing is not level (within a certain tolerance) it falls over.

I have a separate bot (Arduino based) that I made today that has 3 wheels and is controllable via wiimote. I wanted to take out the element of balance to show that the wiimote functionally works. I will post up a youtube on segwii.com tomorrow.

I plan to buy new motors within the next week and have this working soon.

If you have questions, don’t hold back! Take advantage of the forums too :)

]]> By: neighbor http://hackaday.com/2009/01/29/the-segwii/comment-page-1/#comment-61248 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:58:49 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8259#comment-61248 that look good grasshopper but I no you can do better spina

]]> By: Skyler Orlando http://hackaday.com/2009/01/29/the-segwii/comment-page-1/#comment-61246 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:40:07 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=8259#comment-61246 I’m going to have to invest in a wiimote soon.

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