We give it the power that it needs, why not? so do you suggest me to go with this solution or stick with the servo solution? if I would go with the linear actuator, can you point me to a source that explains how we can build a circuit to drive it with the power that it needs. On the servo side, as I said in the previous post, the concentrator would be heavy enough to a degree that a servo mayn't be able to rotate it.
Enlighten the blind. I'm all for any solution that can help an Arduino beginner and a complete beginner in multi-disciplinary projects.
The actuators are good, but they are also not for a beginner. Now depending on what type of actuators you use, will determine the voltage and current needed to power them, as well as the circuitry needed to drive them. You might be dealing with 12V @ 10 - 15 Amps, which is a lot for some beginners to handle. Are you comfortable with that? You may need someone else to help you physically wire it.
I will check with one veteran designer I know next week and see what he has to say. I'm worried that I may end up doing nothing especially if the team who's designing the concentrator came up with a bad design. It's easy to control a few DC motors or servos using Arduino with sensors to set the parameters for rotation, but when you get into a big multi-disciplinary project with a lot of parameters, considerations and with no previous experience, you find yourself walking lonely. The situation gets harder and road gets darker when you find yourself surrounded by other projects, assignments, labs and exams. Enough complaining but just wanted to share what's hidden inside.
Thanks for your help and I will check with you later if I needed your generous hand.
It's easy to control a few DC motors or servos using Arduino with sensors to set the parameters for rotation, but when you get into a big multi-disciplinary project with a lot of parameters, considerations and with no previous experience, you find yourself walking lonely. The situations gets harder and road gets darker when you find yourself surrounded by other projects, assignments, labs and exams. Enough complaining but just wanted to share what's hidden inside.
If this doesn't workout, you can always get into poetry. That was deep.
Enlighten the blind. I'm all for any solution that can help an Arduino beginner and a complete beginner in multi-disciplinary projects.
If your gizmo is heavy, then the mount for it needs to be built so that the weight is balanced about the axis of motion and bearings used on the axis of motion.