Hi,
I am undergoing an Engineering project in which i have elected to base it around Scalextric's. I am attempting to prevent the scalextric cars from falling off at turnings/corners through adding an electromagnet (on the bottom of the slot car). However, the electromagnet needs to be strong at turnings but weaker at straights, therefore i have thought of using a reflective opto switch which could detect perhaps a ball (this will slide to the side at a turning) and cause the electromagnet to somehow lower to increase its strength, and raise slightly again when the value from the opto switch is FALSE (ball is not on the side).
I am not sure how exactly this could work and be linked together, and this is what i need further guidance with, or any other ideas/ways of approaching this project.
Many Thanks
I am undergoing an Engineering project in which i have elected to base it around Scalextric's. I am attempting to prevent the scalextric cars from falling off at turnings/corners through adding an electromagnet (on the bottom of the slot car). However, the electromagnet needs to be strong at turnings but weaker at straights, therefore i have thought of using a reflective opto switch which could detect perhaps a ball (this will slide to the side at a turning) and cause the electromagnet to somehow lower to increase its strength, and raise slightly again when the value from the opto switch is FALSE (ball is not on the side).
I am not sure how exactly this could work and be linked together, and this is what i need further guidance with, or any other ideas/ways of approaching this project.
Many Thanks