Contents: idea layout execution programming gallery Idea The next step in the journey of CarBot was to make it programmable using Arduino software. With this feature it will be possible to write code to move the robot around in every way, thus providing more possibilities for further projects. Layout Car-Bot’s Arduino UNO board is powered…
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DC Motor Driver Module
The goal of CarBot’s next upgrade is to make it able to move backwards without having to turn around. Before we do that, however, its really important to learn how a motor driver works and explore how it can be incorporated into CarBot. Here is a study of the DC motor driver board. Materials breadboard…
CarBot Part 3 (Remote Control)
After the negative results of the last experiment (touch censors), CarBot will be receiving a more modest modification – remote control. This will be a very simple model, with a wired remote that will turn on and off each of the two motors to steer the machine. Unlike the last idea, this one worked very…
CarBot Arduino
Working with Arduino can come very handy when programming robots. In this part of the project I applied some of my knowledge in Arduino programming to the CarBot project, making it able to move around using Arduino code. As it can be seen above, the program makes the robot go forward for 1000 milliseconds (or…
CarBot Relay
This project was intended to understand the function of a relay on a breadboard, and working with an Arduino UNO controller to complete simple tasks. I started by creating a circuit on a breadboard that would use relays that will control CarBot’s motors. Connecting the circuit to the Arduino board will allow us to control…
CarBot (Part 1: Circuit)
The goal of this project is to create a moving bot using a parallel circuit with two motors. This is the first step to creating any type of wheeled robot. For now, the bot will only be able to move in one direction whilst the switch turns on the power. It currently includes: A switch…