I recently had to adjust and re-tension a timing belt in a robotic arm. Everything was fine for the first several hours of use, but the belt then started making a noticeable clicking noise. I've re-checked the tension and it is OK. The noise appears to be synchronized with the teeth on the...
I'm having trouble with a PC104 on a mobile robot. It is cursed with a very dry climate and carpeted floors, so massive static discharge a constant problem - it sees +/- 40V transients on the 5V supply quite frequently due to coming in contact with metal or being handled by people.
The several...
Sorry to put another one of these out there, but my question wasn't answered well looking back through similar questions.
I'm starting up a small university workshop to support research in robotics. The work will mostly be done in house from design to assembly, and a lot of this is likely to...