Dagu Rover 5 line tracker, wall follower and obstacle avoider

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Hello LMRians,

So, in three weeks time, after finishing my exams, I will be building a versatile robot capable of line tracking, wall following and obstacle avoiding, using the Dagu Rover 5 ( 2WD version or 4WD version, what to you think? ), Spider Controller and the 4-Channel Motor Driver. 

I am planning to use the following sensors:

1) Dagu eyes for line following

2) Two HC-SR04s mounted at the side for wall following

3) And for the obstacle avoiding part, what configuration do you suggest?

a) One HC-SR04 mounted on the pan and tilt servo kit at the front

b) Two HC-SR04s mounted on respective brackets at stationary configuration or on top of servos.

c) or any alternate configuration

 Here is the competition's Game Theme , if you want to take a look. http://goo.gl/tpKwXI

What are your opinions guys? Thanks :)


 

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Dagu "eyes"

I am going to assume you mean the Dagu Compound Eye, if so, this is probably not the sensor to use for line following. I would use a line follow sensor instead.

 

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hello chris,thankyou for

hello chris,

thankyou for your opinion :slight_smile:

actually, the course will take place in ambient lighting conditions. I have been troubled numerous times by external light. I talked with OddBot too, and he suggested these eyes, taking into account the fact that they can measure both the reflected IR and external ambient rays. Anyways, i might go with a line sensor too, but would need proper and complete shielding over it :slight_smile: thanks