iOS App Functionality

Hexy Questions, Problems and Suggestions
#1

How to Control Hexy Movements?

  • 2 or more joysticks : quick easy way to see Hexy moving
  • Sliders per leg or servo : awesome control, but might take a while to get Hexy across the room
  • Code editor window : advanced users, maybe upload code from computer
  • Sliders + Recording : allowing you to create a routine or dance
  • Other : I am writing my thoughts below

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As I think about this remote, there are multiple ways to control Hexy. What would be some ways you would want to control Hexy?

#2

If I had the skills I would hack a music step sequencer to control the servos. Similar to the Tenori-on. Once the movement sequence is created save them to a macro that can be called by a push of a button.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenori-on

tonematrix.audiotool.com/

maketunes.com/blog/matt/the- … -sequencer

Each line would represent a servo. The main difference would be that each button would be a set amount of rotation per servo up or down. (so you don’t have the servo trying to do a 180 turn in half a second)

#3

Can we use multitouch gestures on my Android or ipad to make control.

#4

@Grailx3 - I love the idea of Hexy moving to music. I doubt I will be able to make it work directly with Tenori-on. But possibly make it listen to music playing in the app, or environmental sounds (will need to research this). Make him dance / move to sounds by connecting legs to different sound settings (will research which sound variables I can connect to). Gonna spend some time on this. Thanks for the contribution!

@leochan - I think that is a very interesting. Thinking of swipes, pinching, etc. Do you have any thoughts on what gestures would comfortably connect to Hexy movements? I will try to come up with some ideas, but always good to have multiple brains with different views thinking about it. Thanks!

#5

How about linking the gyros in the iPhone to hexy movement? i.e. When turning the iPhone around Hexy Turns. Then only need one ‘joystick’ to control movement fwd/bck etc.

#6

I like that. Which is more comfortable to use:

  • hold it vertically like the mario cart steering wheel?
  • hold it horizontally and you physically turn and it turns? yea… sounds goofy after I wrote it, but leaving it in there to have a choice.

what about buttons like gas peddle and reverse? instead of the joystick.

#7

[quote=“joalbright”]I like that. Which is more comfortable to use:

  • hold it vertically like the mario cart steering wheel?
  • hold it horizontally and you physically turn and it turns? yea… sounds goofy after I wrote it, but leaving it in there to have a choice.

what about buttons like gas peddle and reverse? instead of the joystick.[/quote]

why not have a calibrate option that would zero out the gyro data to how you are currently holding it?

for another option maybe a dual d-pad style? one for forward/back/strafe left/strafe right and the other for turn left/turn right (not sure what to do with the extra up/down axis there, maybe hook it to the “head” sensor servo)

#8

I found what I was looking for that may serve as a decent customizable interface for the Hexy on iOS.

youtube.com/watch?feature=en … jXW4U&NR=1
youtu.be/8FygDh7RssI
youtu.be/s9etKD2y-Zk

#9

[quote=“yssaril”]

why not have a calibrate option that would zero out the gyro data to how you are currently holding it?

for another option maybe a dual d-pad style? one for forward/back/strafe left/strafe right and the other for turn left/turn right (not sure what to do with the extra up/down axis there, maybe hook it to the “head” sensor servo)[/quote]

You could also use tank style steering and have it strafe when you push both joysticks left and right. Maybe have it lean if you only push one joystick left/right.

#10

Have you gotten anywhere with the IOS app? In other words, do we have something that might control the HEXY via the iPhone/iPad? Thanks.

#11

I would also be interested in this. Either iOS or Android. Have both for robotics development stuff.