🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <Bz40Dw.A5r@andy.bgsu.edu> rlee@bgsu.edu (Bob Lee) writes:
> The snag I've run into so far is that I need to find a cost-effective  
way
> to give my robot limited vision. I need it to do a 360 degree scan of  
its
> environment, read the sensor at set intervals, send it to and A/D  
converter,
> store the values in a RAM memory, then analyze the values to get a rough
> picture of its environment. Basically, the final result needs to be an
> array of values that reflect the surrounding area where the value will
> give the computer an idea to determine where objects in the room begin 

For extreamly limited 360 degree vision you might want to consider sonar.
It sound wacky but get an autofocus camera, remove the autofocus part and  
then set on top of your 'bot and spin it on a stepper moter (or something)
and then you can generate a map of the room from the 'bot's perspective.
Good luck with you project... ;-)

Mike Miller			millerm@skie.ece.orst.edu