[TriEmbed] Experience with inspection robot projects?

[Scott Hall]

Ron,
Your diagram looks almost exactly like a model train layout.  You could buy
a lot of cheap O-scale track nowadays, and add a powered flatcar to hold
the camera (which by the way also would give you power for the camera).  I
belong to a number of model train clubs who have surplus track and rolling
stock, and I could help you with the wiring of the back-and-forth control
circuitry.  Essentially a garden layout under the house....  *(for those on
the list who will chime in about derailments, there is a method to modify
the wheels to stay on the track more securely -- modellers don't do it
because it doesn't look "prototypical", but is easily done for robotics and
equipment test jigs and the like)*

- sgh


On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 11:50 AM Ron Craig via TriEmbed <
triembed at triembed.org> wrote:

> I just finished off my Ham Clock and display project:
> https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5429286
> I think next I'd like to put a web-controllable camera on a track in my
> crawlspace to keep an eye on things without having to crawl down there.
>
> Thought is an inverted T-shaped track with a hobby motor driving a couple
> of wheels and carrying a camera and LED lights around the crawlspace.
> Pan / tilt. Maybe an arm to lower the camera as needed.  A charging
> station along the track where the car can pull in and top off the battery
> bank(s).
>
> The picture below gives some idea what I'm thinking.   Anybody done
> anything similar??
>
> [image: Idea001_small.png]
> Thoughts, experiences, hints and tips are welcome!
>
> Best,
> Ron
>
>
> --
> J'ai bonne espérance!
>
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Scott G. Hall
Raleigh, NC, USA
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