GPS Guided Robotic Car
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:47 am
A quick question about linear actuator force:
The Article "Turn a Kid's Ride-on Car into a GPS Guided Robotic Car" in the April 2008 issue of Servo Magazine left me salivating. I decided to give it a while myself.
Yesterday, I picked up a used Power Wheels car from the classifieds. The only issue that I foresee is the steering. I'm thinking about using a linear actuator to control the car. The car's steering is pretty straight-forward as you can see below:
The "center hole," used to steer the car, moves 1.25" maximum. The Firgelli Technologies L12 6V 30mm 298:1 PLC/RC Miniature Linear Actuator looks as though it may fit the bill. Operating on 6V (the battery voltage) with 30mm (1.18") of linear motion, this may be the ideal solution. However, the maximum peak power point is 67N (~15lbs) of force. I'm not much of a physicist, and I was wondering if anyone thinks this would be an acceptable amount of force for this project.
Any information that you could provide would be extremely helpful.
Thank you,
Tim
The Article "Turn a Kid's Ride-on Car into a GPS Guided Robotic Car" in the April 2008 issue of Servo Magazine left me salivating. I decided to give it a while myself.
Yesterday, I picked up a used Power Wheels car from the classifieds. The only issue that I foresee is the steering. I'm thinking about using a linear actuator to control the car. The car's steering is pretty straight-forward as you can see below:
The "center hole," used to steer the car, moves 1.25" maximum. The Firgelli Technologies L12 6V 30mm 298:1 PLC/RC Miniature Linear Actuator looks as though it may fit the bill. Operating on 6V (the battery voltage) with 30mm (1.18") of linear motion, this may be the ideal solution. However, the maximum peak power point is 67N (~15lbs) of force. I'm not much of a physicist, and I was wondering if anyone thinks this would be an acceptable amount of force for this project.
Any information that you could provide would be extremely helpful.
Thank you,
Tim