Category Archives: AVC

Back!

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Skye Sweeney

My son’s surgery went very well. He is recovering nicely at home. He is doing well enough that we actually worked together on the AVC entry. Even with his jaw wired closed, he was a great help.

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Offline for a while

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Skye Sweeney

I have not been posting recently nor do I expect to be active for the next few weeks. My son had a significant surgery last week. The procedure went very well, but he has a long recovery ahead of him. … Continue reading →

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AVC obstacle avoidance

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Skye Sweeney

The SparkFun AVC competition requires that the robot avoid obstacles placed in its way. These take the form of red 55 gallon drums. So if it was not hard enough to navigate around the building, trying to avoid the barrels … Continue reading →

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AVC platform tests

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Skye Sweeney

Today it stopped raining enough I was able to get the RC car outdoor to run. I was able to clock the car at 18 MPH. Fast enough to win at last year’s AVC, but not likely for 2012 and … Continue reading →

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AVC platform body

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Skye Sweeney

I have had my eye on Craig’s List for severl months looking for a 1/10 scale RC car to use as the chassis for my 2013 AVC robot. Just recently a Traxxis Rustler came up for a reasonable price. Although … Continue reading →

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Sparkfun AVC

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Skye Sweeney

I have always had a life goal of making a robot. As a kid I was going to make one from a child’s electric ride-in toy using 74 series logic from a book I had. Later I was going to … Continue reading →

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