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Robot Project I
built by Douglas Isenberg
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| Target Environment | Locomotion Method |
| Indoors | 4 Wheels |
| Sensors / Input Devices | Actuators / Output Devices |
| Bump sensors optical encoders |
DC motors Steering servo |
| Control Method | Power Source |
| Autonomous | Battery |
| CPU Type | Operating System |
| BASIC Stamp | None |
| Programming Lanuage | Weight |
| BASIC | N/A |
| Time to build | Cost to build |
| N/A | N/A |
| URL for more information | |
| http://www.geocities.com/isenbergdoug/isenbergrobotics.html | |
| Comments | |
| I built this robot last year for a science fair project. It is really very simple, but has become more complicated as time went by. I started with simple bump sensors, as can be seen on the front and back. Later came an optical encoder system, which can also be seen. I have added, although not shown, another optical circuit that acts as a power switch, to shut the robot down in a dark area. I did this only to dabble with behavioral processing. The controller is a BSII. My code was mostly based on subroutines, and printed out ranged from 1 to about 4 pages long. I only say this because I would like to know how other people write programs. Perhaps what I like best about the robot is the chasis. It is standard aluminum stock, but I took care in making sure it can be adjusted and redesigned. For example, the optical encoder hardware can be adjusted for a thick or thin disk, the gear box can be moved forward or backwards, and the sensitivity of the bumpers can be adjusted, to name a few. My web site has information on other robotic projects I am working on, as well as this one. Email: dri103@psu.edu | |
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