NXTCamV3 Pan & Tilt test rig

Quick video of a pan & tilt rig I put together for the NXTCamV3. The motors are controlled by two PID controllers that try to keep the camera pointed at the center of the can. The firmware on the NXTCamV3 is my own, BlobMerge V0.2. It has a couple of features that make it more suitable for tracking objects.
* Attempts to merge objects that are close together
* Removed small objects that are likely artefacts
* Will internally track 12 objects and return 8 largest ones
* Sorts all objects according to size, so the first object is always the largest

It still needs a bit of work but it's a pretty good first attempt. It is programmed in ROBOTC 2.0.

This video belong to the following article: http://mightor.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/pan-and-tilt-rig-for-nxtcamv3-and-fir...

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• NXTCamV3
• Mindsensors
• Mindstorms
• NXT
• Lego

[Zblj1987]

This could be a great defender :D Good job!

[mightor]

@Zblj1987 All I need now is one of your great models to mount it on! :)

[222Doc]

very nice.

[esmetaman]

Nice Job Xanders!