Upgrades Galore!
Yes, it has been a while since I updated this blog with something useful.
The exteriour of the droid has been finished for quite some time, and I still have plenty of outings that I need to put on here, I am just sorting through the images!
However, I made a new TODO list on my droid, for things regarding to upgrades and thought I’d start with posting it here:
R2-2DO:
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- Remount/revisit HP control systems
- Alter top HP control for small servos
- drill hole for small servo for dataport door
- drill hole for small servo for cbi door
- change magnet in dataport door to sheet metal
- fix faulty cbi
- fix faulty dataport
- find 8mm brass tube with 6mm inner diameter
- build new motor/wheel holders for main wheels
- cut new holes in foot shell and battery boxes
- paint/weather inside of motor holders
- mount dome plate to dome ring
- countersink holes in dome plate
- buy/find RS-232 extension cord (?)
- make “dome protection plate” for dremel cutting
- open pie panels in dome
- build PCB for Mystery Panel (LED plus resistor)
- check code for teeces plus random hp + hp flicker
- add code for mystery panel (rear hp code copy?)
- construct lifter with turn motion for periscope
- construct lifter with turn motion for lfs
- build lifter for periscope
- build lifter for lfs
- open more dome hatches
- get more JAG hinges (small)
- finish construction of top round panel hinge
- buy servo spring rods for hp’s and dome
Some of these things I’ve already adressed at this point:
- Remount/revisit HP control systems
Based off a design idea from Björn Giesler, I went back and did some work on my Holo Projectors.
Yes, the existing design works, but it is bulky, and considering I’m going to put a lot more things in the dome in the near future, I’m going to need a lot more place. Plus, it is smaller, smoother and will be a lot better.
This is what it looked like before starting:
New templates being cut out! My hole saw is almost perfect for this!
One of the new mounting plates for the servos..
I am using small, 9g servos that I had laying around. I used two 15mm long threaded distances that I screwed into the plates from underneath, and fastened the servo from above.
A much smaller foot print inside the dome: Check this out:
Next step is mounting the electronics. Since I’m doing an overhaul of the inside of the dome, this is still something that needs to be done.
At the moment, I just hooked up my radio controller to test the movement, and it works!
This is what it looks like from the inside:
Looks good, now let’s take a look from the outside!
Next step for me is to alter the controller code to automatically control the main HP eye by default when the droid is not moving!
