Victor's Autonomous Rover Stable Release 1.0

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Finally finished the 1st milestone project: Victor’s Autonomous Rover Stable Release 1.0
Lots of learning, lots of fun! Thanks for your help folks! esp. Coleman.

Big picture of VAR 1.0 ! :slight_smile:

VAR1.jpg
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Live Demo!
[video=youtube;Q3aERgP_Zfs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3aERgP_Zfs&feature=player_embedded

Here is the VAR robot’s thinking when searching route:
A695 11.98 cm
A641 11.05 cm
A707 12.19 cm
A545 9.40 cm
Damn! Turning…558
A722 12.45 cm
A6879 118.60 cm
A4593 79.19 cm
A767 13.22 cm
A4687 80.81 cm
A4706 81.14 cm
A568 9.79 cm
Damn! Turning…530
A350 6.03 cm
Damn! Turning…572
A18134 312.66 cm
A18194 313.69 cm
A18271 315.02 cm

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I don’t know exactly but here are some plans for this week:
1, make the route search smarter with servo. “look around” and find the best route.
2, attach a infrared sensor at the bottom to avoid falling off the table.

any other comments? :slight_smile:

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Excellent! What’s next on the agenda? Encoders? Compound eye?