[chbot] Pushing a trolley with a robot

[Andy Gardner]

How about having the trailer coupling mounted forward of the trailer wheels (above the scoop system), then a bar coming out the front of the truck, up higher than the height of the trailer going over the top of the trailer, then attaching to the coupling.

If you get what I mean. It might look a little silly, but it would work and would be a lot easier, software-wise.


On 20/08/2014, at 4:40 PM, Robin Gilks wrote:

> Greetings all
> 
> I've hit an interesting problem with my walnut harvester.
> 
> The actual nut picker-upper (the trolley in the diagram) is a push device,
> obviously you can't pull it along as the wheels of the drive unit will
> either crush the nuts to be harvested or push them into the grass out of
> reach.