Tracked robot

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Tracked mobile platform - still in the design phase.

  • RP5 chassis
  • solarbotics L298 driver + TO220 heatsink
  • Xbee module + explorer board (sparkfun)
  • PIC 18F4431 + breakout board (perfboard home made)
  • sensor turret based on HITEC hobby servo.
  • future sensors - IR, wheel encoders
  • control station based on netbook + Xbee + Xbee explorer USB

project is modelled insolidwork, circuit schematics are done in eagle 5.6.0 light.

microcontroller code is written in CCS C under MPLAB, control station terminal is written in C#.net

 

 

tracked robotic platform

  • Actuators / output devices: 2 6v motors
  • Control method: ZigBee (XBee) wireless
  • CPU: Microchip PIC 18F4431
  • Power source: 6 AA batteries
  • Programming language: C#, CCS C
  • Sensors / input devices: SHARP IR sensor, maxbotix ultrasonic, 3-Axis accelerometer.
  • Target environment: indoor and outdoor
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/tracked-robot
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err

The rules here at LMR states

Do not post as a robot if you have not built anything. An idea alone is not enough to start a project page. Make sure you have at least a picture of your work in progress. If you do not have anything but an idea, please post a blog entry about it for a start.

 

So, until your parts start comming together, please post this as a Blog… But it looks like it@s gonna be a fun robot to work on, though.

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ahm…

chassis and motor driver already assembled, main board is cut and in soldering proccess, rest of hardwere is on its way.

i can post a pic of all the parts lying next to each other, but I think the model is much more interesting.

(BTW - since its a fairly detailed design - to call it an idea will be less than accurate).