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Vagabundo - my TI Launchpad wanderer

Posted on 08/11/2010 by ptcc
Modified on: 13/09/2018
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Hey there, this is my wanderer robot based on TI Launchpad, it builds on a tip about reading distances that come encoded in pulse width that i posted earlier. The wheels are 2 cds with some rubber stripe hot glued to make tires. I modified 2 micro servos for continous rotation and use those to drive the wheels. The boddy is an old tupperware box.  My objective is to make it a vacuum cleaning robot, so i will start experimenting with floor coverage algorithms. Here's the idea:  


Vagabundo - my TI Launchpad wanderer

Hey there, this is my wanderer robot based on TI Launchpad, it builds on a tip about reading distances that come encoded in pulse width that i posted earlier.

The wheels are 2 cds with some rubber stripe hot glued to make tires.

I modified 2 micro servos for continous rotation and use those to drive the wheels.

The boddy is an old tupperware box. 

My objective is to make it a vacuum cleaning robot, so i will start experimenting with floor coverage algorithms.

Here's the idea:

 

Wanders around, avoids walls via ultrasound, will clean the floor

  • Actuators / output devices: 3x micro servo (2 modified for continuous rotation)
  • Control method: autonomous
  • CPU: TI Launchpad (MSP430G2211)
  • Power source: 3x AAA (works on 2X AAA as well)
  • Programming language: C
  • Sensors / input devices: Maxbotix EZ1 sonar
  • Target environment: indoor
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