[HELP] NEED Everyone's Help for MOUSE Selection!

[allenpan]

[HELP] NEED Everyone's Help for MOUSE Selection!

i need a mouse that can still track with highest Z-axis/height!

i am utilizing mouse as my robotic encoder, as result i need for my robot, but i dont want robot to drag is along the floor, but rather suspended! please let me know what your mouse is , type and max height

*Z-Axis is the height that you can held the mouse in mid air and without loosing the tracking.,


Pic robot:

Example:
Mouse NAME:
Connection Type: USB/BT/RF
Max Z-Axis:

 

[giantpandaman2]

Simpler solution. Get a trackball or use an xbox controller? Either that or use a touchscreen tablet?

 

[Vectronic]

Name: Logitech M510
Con: Wireless USB
Z-Axis: about 5mm

I wouldn't expect any other mice to be able to get much higher than that.

What you should probably be working on is using whatever mouse you have, dis-assemble it, and playing with the lenses to change the focal length/distances.

Older mice, with visible lasers, like the MX500, you could probably get to work at about 3 inches above the surface, mine worked at about 15mm above the surface... not accurately, but... moved the cursor.

 

[allenpan]

Simpler solution. Get a trackball or use an xbox controller? Either that or use a touchscreen tablet?

... encoder is for location awareness, hence, self control/anonymous robot, this entire robot is design/constucted by me for my thesis ; every single circuit board excluding Kinect, <-- the only element that is off shelf!

 

[giantpandaman2]

... encoder is for location awareness, hence, self control/anonymous robot, this entire robot is design/constucted by me for my thesis ; every single circuit board excluding Kinect, <-- the only element that is off shelf!

I see. Well, in that case, I got nothing.

(Cool project, btw. Best of luck to you.)