Magellan Tracked Vehicle (MTV-1)

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Here are a few pics of an autonomous tracked bot that I recently completed assembling. Still perfecting the code but he gets around fairly well. The MTV-1 uses the following sensor systems:

Ping Ultrasonic Ranger
2 Sharp GP2Y0D349K infrared sensors (trigger set at 16")
Parallax Compass Appmod

Microcontroller
Bot Board w/BS2sx

Motors/Controller
2 Mabuchi Torque Tuned motors
Pololu serial Dual Motor Controller

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Cute little bugger. Very nice.

Thanks for the photos!

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Hehe, he’s really neat.

Where did you get those tracks from?

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They look like the Tamiya tracks.

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Give that man a cigar!

They are the Tamiya tracks.

www.superdroids.com carries them for cheap cheap.

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Thanks for the photos. It’s always nice to see what the community has built. I see you used the BS2SX micro, I want to use the BS2px micro for my project. I love the Atom micro, but since I am a bit weak with programming, I need something that has plenty of code examples.

I don’t know, I keep changing my mind on this. I love the speed of the Atom and the slot free program space. I may just get both.

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thats really cool, idk wat it is about him, but he looks like a little bug to me, its probably the ping sensors

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That is really a nice looking bot!
I especially like the track configuration, looks like it could navigate some fairly difficult terrain. 8)

Tinman

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Looks pretty cool.

The tank design looks like its from E-Clec-Tech.

e-clec-tech.com/ultratankkit.html

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Thanks,

Actually it’s made from parts I bought at www.superdroids.com

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Looks lovely.

Really cute…you could incorporate it as a scout on a larger rover…

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theChipmunk