On 03/27/2011 09:55 AM, Igor Chudov wrote:
> My son wants some fancy remote controlled tank project.
>
> Here's what I thought about.
>
> 1. Buy a regular RC tank with a radio control.
> 2. Mount a camera on the tank
> 3. Connect the remote control to a PC, so that not a person, but a PC will
> be "pushing" the buttons. Of course, buttons will be replaced by relays.
>
> I am not, yet, sure what I can do with this and the biggest question is the
> feedback. What exactly could the feedback tell the control program?
>
> Just rambling.

- load on the tracks,
- turret direction,
- number of shells or paint balls left in the tank,
- battery status,
- temperature,
- laser tag,
- level of nuclear radiation
- GPS location

http://www.nerdkits.com/videos/rc_car/

Tank carrying a special turret with a router could be driving around and 
carve objects on uneven terrain or ice  :-)

On the other hand, you could buy him a 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzlDrhPlLFE
or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz7bG_PcIc4&feature=related
and amuse the neighbors.

--
Rafael

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