My wife is very understanding and fortunately doesnt read this forum!

No and I trust you don't see it as me arguing with you. I just don't see how it could be of any benefit, not when I'm keeping a very good record of the information, the method, the solutions. This is the topic I am getting the information for that future post but if the sub section is discussed elsewhere I will miss it.

I'm not saying don't do separate topics, I'm saying don't forget to mention it in this one if it's of any use to any of the possible solutions.

I did say I thought about making a new topic with only the information and none of the discussion but I thought it over and decided it was a bad idea, or a pointless idea at this stage.

@Rich I am with Erruel if I can help let me know and I'll see what I can do.

NOT doing that ,only posting my designs i have,may do a few ,so both dont get mixed up

I know to place the link to this post ,since this one mostly started it and i see others have posted there design from the post they made too

WINSTN60 not yet she hasent look at this forum

lucky my new wife soon, loves my robots

BUT she said is any photo of glyph anywhere on the wall or ceiling she will move out and my many friends i have parties for are the same.

Just like my robots mostly stays hidden,while guests are here unless its a server robot design,serving drinks.

ONE of my designs i cant bring up here ,she loves to chat with the robot

Looking at the camera idea using GLYPH ,show be easy to do with just the home base photo

Something like face tracking ,that little like what we are doing with a GLYPH

Tracking the image of the GLYPH until the robot hooks up to the charger design

i just made a project on a home base finder design using pololu ir transceiver pair ,thanks RGORDON

IR beacon home base finder design BETTER to do a seperate project on the designs so it doesnt get mixed up with other designs

Should take about a week and hope to finish before i leave on my long last work trip to CHINA

After this design is done tested with data and final,will start on another post with another design

Rich ....I am typing up a rough draft outlining my proposed plan for the robot auto charger docking. Basically it is written as a sequence of events from the time the robot senses its batteries are low till it gets back to the charger.

I needed to get it all laid out so I could more readily see errors or flaws in my plan, see what scripts may be needed, also prompt me to see things that I may have overlooked. Sort of get the scope of how it will all work together.

I have opted to try what I mentioned on Page 19 using the home made Ir Beacons with different blink patterns. I will be getting all my IR supplies and RF Transmitter parts from Rentron.com.

Also will be trying out the laser idea I spoke of on page 9. I will be adapting the circuit I found here: Laser-Detector Circuit

There is going to be a tremendous amount of scripting to be done

What I am asking, I guess, is this: the outline is like 5 hand written pages long now and several drawings. Would it be better to post it on my blog and then just link to it from here or just post it on here with the rest of the stuff?

Rex

Fred ....I am still planning on ordering the POLOLU Beacons. But, I will be using them only to get the robot to follow me around. I have opted to try the laser pointer idea for final docking guidance. Hey it may not work but I think it will be fun to try :0)

Rex

PS...I have always wanted to visit China