Instead of using home-built IR sensors (shown in the image in my last post), I opted to use the Sharp IR distance sensor to make things easier to start. Since I only had one laying around, I have named him "Cyclops". Obviously, the more sensors the better, but this is a good place to start.
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| Mini Sumo Robot - Cyclops |
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| Mini Sumo Robot - Cyclops (Front) |
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| Mini Sumo Robot - Cyclops (Back-Side) |
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| Mini Sumo Robot - Cyclops (Back-Side) |
- Rotate
- Sense target
- Drive forward
Here is the IR Sensor working
And here is the first test (actually about the fourth after a bit of tweaking).
From here, I will refine the program to make him a bit smarter and 'tune' the IR sensor so it's not seeing the ground when the sensitivity is turned up (turned up in the code).
My long-term goal is to design and build a 'professional' version. I can use Cyclops to refine my design and keep me motivated.
Greetings fellow robot enthusiasts. I invite you to enter in my 2012 Online Robotics Competition. Details at http://salviusrobot.blogspot.com/p/2012-online-robotics-competition.html
ReplyDeleteI am working one like your design too but Iam using wood as my base frame and will have drop scoop on my
ReplyDeleteHi, I've been follow ur blog for a long time, I'm a student now and I'm interested in arduino stuff. After reading ur pages I'm thinking that why not make one too, would plz share ur cod?
ReplyDeleteI hope to tackle the sumo bot again soon, when I do, I will use an Arduino. The board was built around a PIC Micro controller, whereas Arduino uses another kind (Atmega). My code would not be of much use (and is currently a mess). One of the reasons I decided to switch to Arduino is because all of the configuration is mainly done behind the scenes (setting speed, flags, other bits). Take a look at the Arduino site, "arduino.cc", they will have lots of examples which will help (another reason I switched). Thanks for following my blog.
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