Just think about the amount of time it would take the thing to find (by chance essentially) the opening, that could have been determined easily from a single sensor 'pass' and some processing.
Meaning any weight/battery saved not powering sensors is thrown right out by aimless bouncing.
I wonder if the weight saved by forgoing sensors isn't replaced by the weight necessary for power. Given the extra flight time needed to exercise this rather inefficient navigation method, you'll need more power on-board to do anything useful with it.
#240849 +(13311)- [X] [Patrician|Away] what does your robot do, sam [bovril] it collects data about the surrounding environment, then discards it and drives into walls
You'd need the firmware to be able to know that power failure was inevitable, as well - so it can flush out what it has and put itself in a safe state. This can be done by detecting the voltage coming in outside of the cap going low.
Else, you'd have to power it for as long as it takes for the thing to decide to flush it's write cache (and perform it as well)
Seems like all of that is because of cutting the blood supply to other organs.
I have to ask - can we not replace that segment of the artery with something, so we don't have to rip out half your guts in order to remove a tiny piece? I'd like to think we had the ability to do that these days.
I've been using UPS for years, and I've not had one fail in such a way once. The closest to failure that I have is that one only lasts for half a minute or so (the lead plates in the battery are trashed).
In return, since the ones I buy have voltage regulators, I've never had to replace a dead power supply since I've been using them. Not. Once.
Seriously... slap in some basic power circuitry and some caps - enough that the drive can finish the cycle it is on and do whatever it needs to do to power off safely.
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Change for the sake of change is bad.
I keep trying things like Fedora, Mint, etc. But when it all comes down to it, I end up with Debian again.
Different people have different needs.
But how does it find home if it doesn't have traditional sensors?
Seriously? Can't leave it well enough alone? Can't even focus your energy on one replacement, you want to work on another too?
Hmm, Nvidia/AMD/ATI paid MS to include basic drivers.
Suprise suprise.
My own observations agree with you.
June bugs, however, will run straight into solid walls.
Just think about the amount of time it would take the thing to find (by chance essentially) the opening, that could have been determined easily from a single sensor 'pass' and some processing.
Meaning any weight/battery saved not powering sensors is thrown right out by aimless bouncing.
Provided it can find them before the battery runs out...
I wonder if the weight saved by forgoing sensors isn't replaced by the weight necessary for power. Given the extra flight time needed to exercise this rather inefficient navigation method, you'll need more power on-board to do anything useful with it.
I find this bash quote to be appropriate:
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[Patrician|Away] what does your robot do, sam
[bovril] it collects data about the surrounding environment, then discards it and drives into walls
Marlin XL-7 30-06, with a Leupold 3-9x40mm scope. Was a bit pricy, but with this I can practice and not blame things on the rifle or scope.
I'm one of those rare people who can't, and know that they can't :P
You'd need the firmware to be able to know that power failure was inevitable, as well - so it can flush out what it has and put itself in a safe state. This can be done by detecting the voltage coming in outside of the cap going low.
Else, you'd have to power it for as long as it takes for the thing to decide to flush it's write cache (and perform it as well)
No, I think maybe they are just that stupid and think they are in the right.
300 meters isn't the limit of the caliber or the rifle, merely my own skills, currently.
Mr. Marlin only needs them to venture within 300 meters or so.
That is not how the world works.
Prepare to lose. Badly.
Seems like all of that is because of cutting the blood supply to other organs.
I have to ask - can we not replace that segment of the artery with something, so we don't have to rip out half your guts in order to remove a tiny piece? I'd like to think we had the ability to do that these days.
lol, "wrong" opinions.
Get on out of here, then. We won't miss you.
I've been using UPS for years, and I've not had one fail in such a way once. The closest to failure that I have is that one only lasts for half a minute or so (the lead plates in the battery are trashed).
In return, since the ones I buy have voltage regulators, I've never had to replace a dead power supply since I've been using them. Not. Once.
I'd like to know how you'd expect to be able to pull any such information from any battery at all.
Unless you test it by actually discharging it, the best you can do is get a VA reading from it.
Seriously... slap in some basic power circuitry and some caps - enough that the drive can finish the cycle it is on and do whatever it needs to do to power off safely.
I'm pretty sure that news choppers are not unmanned.
... as nutso as tossing iPhones and iPads around like that?
Arrest who? You can't citizens' arrest a company.