Test #3 of my Arduino Uno controlled line following bot for the upcoming competition. This test was focused on checking how the bot handles 90 degree turns with sharp corners, line intersections and line breaks. The robot uses 6 TCRT5000 IR reflector sensors positioned in a line. ...
Coursera is a social entrepreneurship company that partners with the top universities in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free. One of the courses included in 2013 is “Control of Mobile Robots” by Magnus Egerstedt, a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. According to the course summary, you will learn how to make mobile robots move in effective, safe, and predictable ways, avoid collisions while reaching target locations, as well as dabble with robots that fly, or walk. Sounds pretty cool! The next session starts on January 28th, 2013… ...
Turns out that rechargeable batteries and the L293D motor controller really slowed things down. Added another battery pack, and with 12 volts the bot actually moves. No smoke coming out of the motors, so all is well….
Here i tested my bread boarded tank against a simulation of the trial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KjCIk-AGLy4 Comments Comment by Wagner on 2012-11-27 11:47:16 -0700 Man, you are way ahead of the game (also considering that the video is 54 seconds long) Great work!
Batteries almost ran out by the time the bot finally made it trough the obstacle course…Still WIP I guess.
..or rather what is left from a perfectly decent remote controlled tank! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ff5dCPZQmjs Comments Comment by Kevin M on 2012-11-14 13:27:13 -0700 Good movement for the tank. Have some questions about fetish’s though… Looks to be a bit of Rubber and Boots to me!
Not really sure why his creator named him “Bad Boy”. There is actually a smiley face painted on the car! Comments Comment by Wagner on 2012-11-18 13:52:25 -0700 He prefers to be called “The Big Boy” to disguise his true personality.
Objectives: Build a robot that is capable of traversing across an obstacle course. The course is configurable to present at least 3 different routes. The Bot has to attempt crossing each of the 3 course setups. The winning Bot will be the one that has completed all 3 courses in the shortest time. ...