I'm Philbot (aka Mr. Phil) and I always have a bunch of onging robot projects, so this is where I'll post links and upload documents and code.
Right now FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is my major focus, so stay tuned for a bunch of robot designs, videos and sample LabVIEW code.
The Grabber
The Grabber is an FTC style robot built using TETRIX, and it's designed as a "demo" robot to let kids drive around and do challenges. I've greated a zip file that contains pictures showing how to build The Grabber, as well as the LabVIEW program and a description of how it works. You can download it from the National Instruments FIRST community site.
Use the download link on this page: decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-6611
Driving with a wireless PS2 controller
I wanted an easy way to take The Grabber on the road, so I discovered how to connect a PS2 wireless controller to an NXT robot using LabVIEW. The article below shows the code and describes what's going on.
Use the download link on this page: decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-6663
Speed up Bluetooth when driving an NXT robot
Teams saw some funny Bluetooth delays on their FTC robots last year. Read this paper on where the lag may have come from, and how to eliminate it.
Use the download link on this page: decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-6662
