Hi all,

Does anyone here seriously know about motion control software
techniques, or anyone that does?


I've hit the limits of my knowledge, and the 'boss' is now prepared to
use outside help. (Paid no less)

The project is a big step up to the car control project I have been
working on, but we want to take the human factor out of the equation. (I
can't steer accurate enough at high speed - although I'm not too bad
now, I've progressed from 'L' plates to 'P' ;-))

The basic need is to make the vehicle 'see' a line to follow and control
it's own speed, which can be up to 110KPH. Most times the line will be
straight, but odd occassions will mean the car has to follow curves at
different speeds.

Now hold on to your hats....The boss wants a single button - [GO]. That
means the software has to know how to 'drive' and control but it may not
know the running peculiarities of any particular car until the time of
use. (A series learning algorithm me thinks, and perhaps not possible??)

The hardware so far is proven with many 'drives' accomplished, but the
future of this project will depend on smart software. I used a couple of
PICs earlier, but for fast brain power, I think something more
sophisticated is needed.

One other thing, is that the vehicles may be totally trashed at the end,
so the control 'card' needs to be reasonably cheap and expendable. So
far, the 'card' I made has survived multiple tests. It is only 6" X 6"
and in a roll cage with floating mounts.

I'm thinking along the lines of a vision based system.

Big ask, any ideas :-)

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Best regards

Tony

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