This Robot uses the Motoruino By Guibot http://lab.guilhermemartins.net/2010/03/09/motoruino/
The Motoruino is a very handy board for creating projects such as this one.
This robot is wirelessly operated by a 2.4 Ghz aviation radio. the receiver PWM signal is analyzed by the arduino.
2 proximity sensors are currently on board.
More info, schematics of sensors, video etc.... soon.
Updates:
new smaller battery
added another arduino.
added camera
added movement for the camera.
A 1 mile bluetooth serial module has been added to the robot. now i can move it from the computer, i specifically want to move the camera from the computer. a computer vision program will analyse the image and send proper commads down the serial tunnel.
what it should do soon is :
lock onto objects and track them with the camera alone.
serious battery power you’re hauling. I’m looking at the weight… 2kg and thinking how is it that heavy till I look and see the battery. I’m amazed the tamiya motors and gears are strong enough to haul it.
It should stretch to many hours ! But it is still somewhat fast. I have to say also that it does not act very smoothly on rough surfaces. Im thinking of reducing the 4 ampere battery to a half. that should also give me some good runtime.
Great project, I like your robot. Those Tamiya tracks and gears are great to support and drive around the weight of the components. You’ve made a lots of progress with your project, congrat! Will keep watching…so keep up the good work my friend
i have added a 1 mile range bluetooth module on top. now im controlling the camera using a computer.
eventually the camera will be independent from the robot itself. a human operator will drive the rover, while the camera tracks predetermined targets using computer vision. following tagged objects is also on my mind.
Btw, its a prototype for something much much bigger. thats why i dont really care about how it looks . All i care about is function.
