Mach2 Faro Arm Inverse Kinematics
Here is what i was gonna say, cut n pasted.
For interested people - the subject is a "faro arm" type digitizer that uses mouse encoders, simple materials, and mach2 or similar coftware to generate the "point cloud" file.
Anyone know if Mach2 can recieve 6 axis locations and do the inverse kinematics to create the x,y,z point file?
High Seas wrote on 04-30-2004 12:30 AM:
good thanks - I'll check with Art - the MACH2 guy - re those questions - good thinking with the mice - - have a good one! Cheers - Jim
if you keep digging up info on the thing, maybe i will get bored and do a 2quick 3D model of a simple device, that can be made with... whatever... any strong 1/2" thick material like acrylic or aluminum, or some such thing.. maybe tube... and 3 mice..
i bet a pic could be used to decode the mouse signals from the things, so the mice PCBs can be used as well designed amplifiers.
If mach2 dosent provide the needed input code, im sure some hacker here could whip it up. a guy from australia wrote a printer driver for my painter project, which has less universal appeal than a cheap, simple, effetive digitizer arm.
the mouse mechanics would not be used, just the optical encoder & wheels, and the PCB. the ball and the shell would not be used at all..
This conversation should be moved to the forum, as other people may be interested.
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