Periscope!
By Simon Abatay – 3D Modeling & Manufacturing
This semester, Spiderbot will try out a new method for the pan and tilt portion of the robot. The pan and tilt portion of Spiderbot was designed so that the placement of the smart phone with the Arxterra app will be flat and face-down. This can be seen in the SolidWorks design shown below:
In this position, the smart phone will be unable to capture live video of the objects in front of it while in motion. To remedy this, an A8022 periscope will be attached by magnet to the smart phone camera.
This product can be found at this website for a fairly cheap price:
http://www.dx.com/p/a8022-creative-periscope-attachment-for-iphone-ipad-black-206277#.U2mRyvldUSM
This attachment maintains the original image quality of the smart phone and offers a good field of vision for the Arxterra Control Panel display. A video of this attachment in use can be found at the following link: