TrackFlip

Posted on 08/10/2012 by track_mad
Modified on: 13/09/2018
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This is my latest tracked robot TrackFlip this little robot is excessively powerful hence the name. Full power on grass always seems to end in wheelie or a back flip / cartwheel this was an unintentional feature but rather exciting its not strictly a robot yet being still remote controled but its a start! Im planing on getting it avioding obsticles or at the very least stoping when anything is in its way eventualy i would love it to be fully autononomous  update just finnished a bit of ...


TrackFlip

This is my latest tracked robot TrackFlip this little robot is excessively powerful hence the name. Full power on grass always seems to end in wheelie or a back flip / cartwheel this was an unintentional feature but rather exciting its not strictly a robot yet being still remote controled but its a start!

Im planing on getting it avioding obsticles or at the very least stoping when anything is in its way eventualy i would love it to be fully autononomous 

update

just finnished a bit of a rebuild.

glued sqaure repair washers as the case had started to bend a bit

now using an arduino uno and new code now no buzzing from the motors planing on some kind of wheelie holding code with a accelorometer and tilt sensors

Picture's

pictures

Drives About at high speed knocking things over

  • Actuators / output devices: B&Q budget drill motors
  • Control method: RC
  • CPU: Arduino Uno R3
  • Operating system: undefined
  • Power source: 4S 14.8V 2200mAh Turnigy Nano Tech LiPo Battery
  • Programming language: Arduino
  • Sensors / input devices: None yet - Sharp IR or Ultrasonic soon
  • Target environment: indoor, outdoor in fairly rough terrain
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