The box is a usb host, where you can connect almost any usb device. It can also incline upwards by about 20 to 30 degrees to help get some of that extra range out of its missiles. To operate download the thunder software and install. This product is pretty slick, the sounds are great and the fact that there is a movement detection is a great thing. Unboxing and testing the brookstone usb missile launcher. When a laser pointer is moved into the field of the web camera, the gun turret will move to point and fire its missiles. Portal 2 sentry turret usb desk defender specifications. The slaves would simply lock onto and fire at the same time as the master regardless of line of sight. The turret can fire flat, or elevate up to approximately 35 degrees. In short, a usb host shield, gives usb host capabilities to an arduino. The controller is a chunky black plastic dogbone shape with a large eightway direction pad, an updown button, a.
Dream cheeky usb nerf missile launcher to arduino with bluetooth and android. Dec 21, 2009 there are two ultra bright leds providing light in dark conditions for a top mounted webcam. Weve seen a number of usb missile launchers before, such as the thunder missile launcher and the iphone controlled missile launcher. It comes with 4 foam missiles and an instruction manual. If you are wondering what is a usb host shield, then do read my article about usb host shield and arduino, which i wrote a couple of weeks ago. With all the recent buzz in the gamer community about the game portal which has a smart turret as its main character i thought it would be cool to try and build my own autonomous security turret, even if it didnt look as cool as the one in the game.
Seb obviously built an iot nerf turret gun controlled via a team communication app. There are two ultra bright leds providing light in dark conditions for a top mounted webcam. You can define one turret as the master and it would track targets. The turret is automated so and basically rotates left and right under its own power. I get shot with a nerf dart via usb at the consumer electronics show. Rather than build it and present the finished project all at once, i decided to chronicle the build here on make. The turrett uses skeletal tracking to detect if someone is in your office, it pans the gun toward the intruder and th. Driver for usb missile launcher in windows 7 stack overflow. Acquire a driver software is windows only windows 7 vista xp sp2, but they promise a mac version soon. The software tweaked with some custom visual basic lines of code equal a laserguided usb missile launcher. On the top platform of the turret tester, the user can install an actual turret or a remote weapon station. Turret is ignored times out after 30 seconds of inactivity.
After my home test, i took it into the office fired two more shots and it stopped working. Now you have a fully autoaiming wiimotemissilelauncher turret. Below you can see the prongs that the micro arrows fit over. Shoots 3 foam rockets up to 20 at a fast rate with recorded sound effects. The speedswarm is like a compact version of the swarmfire with 10 less shots. Other than some basic tools this is the only thing we will be using for assembly. The usb cannon is not designed for children under the age of 12. I opened up the nerf vulcan about 30 screws and soldered an 18 female jack to the fire selection mode switch. Store 2gb worth of information on this really cool nerf gun usb flash drive.
For example, a 3d printer, an arduino, a webcam, a servo controller, a midi controller. If you missed out on phase one catch up here team uses a bread board to prototype how edison would control. Jan 09, 2010 i get shot with a nerf dart via usb at the consumer electronics show. Contribute to rdepenanerf turret development by creating an account on github.
I quickly stacked a usb host shield on top of the arduino so that i can easily control the device. What i want to do is to be able to control this machine through my programs. Even though the concept isnt new, this latest usb missile launcher with webcam is still a cool product. Autonomous nerf turret with facial recognition a mounted nonexpanding recreational foam turret that utilizes facial recognition software to detect and acquire designated targets within a field of vision. Play nerf test range and discover other fun nerf games you can play online. Robotic nerf turret this is a project i created after watching videos of many other automated paintball and air soft turrets. Portal fans, get yourself a motion detecting turret to guard your desk. Well i was going to keep this quiet untill a full write up was in order but i have received my usb missile launcher. Portal 2 sentry turret usb desk defender cool usb toy. The usb cannon looks awesome and it fires quickly and with massive authority. The software for it can be found at the dreamcheeky website. The team collaborates and gets a jump start on phase 2 of the project. University of michigan eecs 373 nerf turret rc car duration.
Like a patriot missile system, this unit moves left, right, up down. We picked this usb missile launcher up from for 40. Even though the concept isnt new, this latest usb missile launcher with webcam is still a cool product for anyone that ever gets bored at their computer. Using cypresss latest ble technology, the nerf gun turret is controlled by any.
Dream cheeky usb nerf missile launcher to arduino with. Position the usb missile launcher thunder and slide on the missiles to load and fire get ready for combat in no time. The first step was to add wiring and a twowire connector to control the trigger circuit. Dream cheeky missile launcher robotic machine vision software. There was even the usb circus cannon that only costs 10 bucks. Excel is a staple in the workplaceheres how to master the software. Because its usbpowered, you can plug it right into your computer or usb hub cable included for easeofuse. Nerf automatic sentry gun with face detection and wifi control. Oct 17, 2006 well i was going to keep this quiet untill a full write up was in order but i have received my usb missile launcher. Use a nerf gun, kinect skeletal tracking, and a turret to.
Comes with a key chain hook making it easier to carry around. Sever allows you to connect any usb device to your computer. Basically we will be replacing the entire missile launching head from this with the airsoft guns guts. The nerf turret in its temporary home before being permanently bolted to a different wall. Requires intel pentium ii or amd athlon processor running at 2. Hrm, this could make a decent base for a defconbots entry. This flash drive holds up to 2 gb of images, documents and videos. The goal here is that 1 turret would do most of the ai work and minimize the workload on the others. The thinkgeek usb rocket launcher itself consists of two basic parts. Most entertaining and bizarre usb toys everything usb. The nerf terrascout is a remotecontrolled tank with an automatic nerf gun and a 720p camera mounted on it, making it ridiculously fun even if its video quality isnt the best. Jun 30, 2016 dream cheeky usb missile launcher actually is a heck of a lot of fun to use. In fact, we somewhat jokingly suggested 2014 might be the year of the bow, given how many products were being released to time with the rise of bowtouting pop culture protagonists from.
Acquire a driver nerf n strike hasbro online at target. Since the nerf nstrike elite mega thunderbow was first announced ahead of toy fair earlier this year, weve been fairly vocal about our uncertainty regarding this blasters place in the nerf lineup. Currently the software is windows only windows 7 vista xp sp2, but they promise a mac version soon. A modified pc power supply was used to provide the power. Dan and clint stop by the tech with tina show to demo the kinectenabled turrett.
The host mac communicates with an atmega328p mcu over usb to rotate the custom lasercut turret to engage the nerf blaster. The turret is fully automated and rotates left and right under its own power. The fun begins with how the software is implemented. A cv application runs a host mac machine and uses an android phone camera for facial recognition.
Cypress engineers have a blast building a psoc ble controlled nerf gun turret. The newly developed usb missile launcher thunder is capable of shooting up to 7. Nerf nstrike elite rhinofire blaster amazon exclusive. Hack your usb missile launcher into an autoaiming autoturret. And the standard says that usb cables be not more than 1. Dec 05, 2017 added heavy turret, which packs approximately 4 times the power of a regular turret and has faster tracking, but uses 4 ammo per shot. Because its usb powered, you can plug it right into your computer or usb hub cable included for easeofuse. The turret is active, loaded, and ready to hunt down anything of the color youve trained it. The bottom one on the right is beginning its ar removal. A plastic base and a plastic rotatable turret upon which the four nerf darts are loaded. Aug 24, 2012 the thinkgeek usb rocket launcher itself consists of two basic parts. Dream cheeky usb missile launcher actually is a heck of a lot of fun to use. Open your missile launcher software, and connect the missile launcher.
May 17, 2009 heres another hacked nerf vulcan rifle. This is the test for the servo and camera to synch on the nerf autoturret project. You can see byu the comparison to the tagger that the arrows are made from a foam similar to the size of nanos. Nerf vulcan sentry gun tracks targets and avoids friendly fire. For testing purposes a manual interface see yellow arrows below has also been provided. Server was put together using slim php lightweight framework with a bunch of packages from packagist. The turret delivers a unique, easytouse solution for users who need for a complete highperformance equipment system for streaming and podcasting. This one is not near that advanced, as the ev3 motors are simply too heavy to hold the weight of even a nerf gun. Now, it seems that this can be a bit overkill to have it plugged all the time and it can be annoying after a while, but portal 2 sentry turret usb desk defender is definitely build. Survival evolved general discussions topic details. Dec 10, 2006 his latest is an usb airsoft gun turret based on one of those usb nerf dart turrets. A servo and bearing plate system, to rotate the turret.
By specifying an appropriate variable the value will be sent to the device to control its movements. Turret rotates left and right sometimes it hangs up on itself. Portal 2 sentry turret usb desk defender from thinkgeek. Nerf turret part 1 i have always been impressed with the cool tech in scifi movies. Autoturret with pixy and nerf gun arduino project hub. The turret did not rotate and it did not fire correctly. His latest is an usb airsoft gun turret based on one of those usb nerf dart turrets. Defend your cubicle with a nerf sentry gun popular science.
Jul 12, 20 the nerf vulcan sentry gun automatically locates targets and unleashes a stream of foam darts at over seven times the usual speed 4 4 as a added feature though, the gun can be programmed to. Just unplug your project from your computer, and plug it into sever. There is a missle launcher that is run through usb. The launch pad is controlled via mouse or keyboard. Added heavy turret, which packs approximately 4 times the power of a regular turret and has faster tracking, but uses 4 ammo per shot. This is problematic because the software to control the turret is not. This portal 2 sentry desk defender talking lightup usb statue even features wings that open before sounds are emitted.
An arduino is used to control the turret, while communicating via serial over usb with a web server that hosts the custom web page and live video stream. The nerf vulcan sentry gun automatically locates targets and unleashes a stream of foam darts at over seven times the usual speed 4 4 as a added feature though, the gun can be programmed to. You must present it your badge, if no badge is found, you are assaulted with a fiery storm of small nerf darts. Controlling usb missile launchers using arduino hardware fun. This usb weapon uses a laser pointer and a web cam. The firing power will be set to a safe level i have seen videos where modified or custom nerf guns break 400 feetsecond at the muzzle, i dont have a chronograph, but i want to set it at 120 feetsec or lower. It basically consist of two parts a plastic base and a plastic rotatable turret upon which the four nerf darts are loaded. On the top platform of the turret tester, the user. Load your turret by pulling on the guns plunger until it clicks into place, and placing a dart in the chamber. The other one only fires from one position and the turret does not move up and down.
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