Hello!
I have arduino duemilanove, ultrasonic sensor , geared motors with wheels. I wanted to make a room mapping/ navigating robot to go from one place to other.
Even if it doesnt learn the environment in real time ,is allright. I just want it to store a simple map of square room and go from one square tile to the other.
Please guide me.
Mick
Divide & Conquer
Seems like you’re starting from near zero knowledge, am I right? First robot?
Regardless, you need to get some basics on electronics first, also programming if you don’t know any yet.
1st- Start simple: Build the obiquitous obstacle avoider which can be later upgraded.
– If what stated above is your complete parts list, there is at least one big part missing: motor driver. This is needed to control the geared motors, which you can’t just directly connect to the arduino.
— you can either shell out some money and buy a motor shield that plugs into the arduino board, or just make one yourself. In the latter case electronics knowledge will be required.
As a side note, a micro servo where to mount the sonar module may be useful later for sweeping (sort of like a radar) and help with future mapping.
2nd- Once you get a basic obstacle avoider going you can start thinking about the mapping, and as Bajdi said wheel encoders will allow you to control/measure travelled distances. Also probably you’ll be wanting some form of persistant stored of those maps. I myself never delved into mapping so I can only suggest you search ( e.g. google ) on the subject, I’m sure there will be plenty of examples to choose from.
There’s lots of details I don’t mention here, however the main points I want to get across are:
- Learn your basics (electronics, programming, etc).
(NOTE: This point is VERY useful for asking specific questions, because nothing upsets more a potential helper than a person that can’t help him/her self. – I’ve highlighted some keypoints where it might be useful for you to do some research.)
- Start small & incrementally advance your project as you build your own knowledge
Aventura Bot
Deseo saber si hay alguien en esta pagina que sepa Español. Me cuesta mucho trabajo leer en Ingles. tengo varias preguntas y preferiria hacerlo en mi idioma. Por favor, agradeceria mucho que me lo hicieran saber. Gracias.
Bajdi thanks for the
Bajdi thanks for the link
Kariloy… yep… you are right…I forgot to mention that, I have l293d drivers… and yes I will boost my basic knowledge… 
will post picture after I finish my robot.
