Re: servo_motor_off() is not working?

Frans wrote:

>Would it be a good idea to add a set-ending rule for immobile robots?
>That would speed up a lot of the uninteresting matches at the low end
>where one or both robots are almost or completely immobile.
>And make life-viewing a lot more interesting and a lot shorter in time.
>
>Perhaps this :
>if a robot has not moved for at least (the largest distance) 0.05
>units from its initial position in the first 15 seconds, it looses the
>set.
>
>This won't catch robots falling at the start.
>Perhaps move at least 0.05 in each 15-second interval? To prevent
>robots from becoming too passive. In a real judo contest you get
>punishment for  too-much passive behaviour. (KInator won't like that.)
>
Yes, that could be nice idea. If there are no objections to this idea on 
the list, I will implement it next week.

>I tried to measure the robot's natural timing by lifting one leg and
>then switching off the hip motor. 
>But nothing changes after the motor was switched off and the leg
>remained hanging in the air. Are you sure servo_motor_off() is working?
>  
>
I will check this and let you know.

By the way, I am about to release a new version of Webots (4.0.16) that 
fixes the servo_get_position return value bug (among other things). It 
should be available within a couple of hours or so.

-Olivier


------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-->
Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark
Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada.
http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511
http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/pU_rlB/TM
---------------------------------------------------------------------~->

To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
[email protected]

 

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/