I’m getting an Arduino rover kit and would be appreciate any feedback I can get before taking the first step (ordering the bits!).
It’s a line follower under the control of a user on a cell phone by 2-way BlueTooth messaging. e.g. it comes to a T-junction and sends a message to the cell asking which way to turn. The cell displays a menu for the user to pick a direction which is sent back to the rover.
I would like the rover to be able to send an image of the obstacle, but how?.
My cell phone is a SAMSUNG galaxy ace 2x, model number gt-s7560m which I would NOT be interested in destroying.
Anyway here’s what I had in mind, with excerpts from online:
Thanks for reading this far, I hope the rest is pretty straight forward,
Peter
AlphaBot Basic Robot Platform Kit
Arduino extends header and supports Arduino shields
LM298P motor driver with diode protection circuit
LM2596 voltage regular to provides stable 5V power to the Raspberry Pi/Arduino
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controller board UNO PLUS,
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Arduino Uno R3 USB Microcontroller
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