to mark as completed Symet
Hi guys! I am working on the Symet project from "Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels". He's my first attempt at BEAM robotics, and the first robot I've actually built from scratch (my only other bot is a BoeBot, and of course Lego Mindstorms). It uses an FLED solar-engine, which stores up energy in it's three 4700 uF capacitors lining the sides. Every second, the FLED tries to blink, and if there is enough voltage in the capacitors (around 2.3 volts) electricity passes through the FLED, triggering a PNP transistor which in turn triggers a NPN transistor which lets power go through to the motors. If that was too much for you to comprehend at once, here's the schematic:
Charge up with solar energy and move
- Actuators / output devices: 1* 3V(I think) DC Motor
- CPU: Analog electronics (FLED solar engine)
- Power source: 2* 3V Solarbotics solar panels in series
- Target environment: Anywhere with a flat surface and light