Vagabundo - my TI Launchpad wanderer
@ November 8, 2010
Wanders around, avoids walls via ultrasound, will clean the floor
Time to build:
12 hours
- 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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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:
@ Wed, 2010-11-10 15:46
This is great. You should
This is great. You should enter it for the 43oh contest. Is there anyway you could share the code? I put up a blog post about it and our readers would be very interested.
Thanks!
@ Tue, 2010-11-09 03:04
Super
De-throne the Roomba! Love to see robovacs, it warms my heart. Collected.
@ Mon, 2010-11-08 13:58
that's a seriously large
that's a seriously large image..
but anyhow - floor covereage algorithms! yes please!
I've been tinkinering with this idea for a while - and trying to run some simulations etc. i'd be keen to know what you come up with.
I'm not sure that I follow your "idea" as such, but I'll be keeping an eye on your developments..
@ Mon, 2010-11-08 14:06
Sorry about the image
Sorry about the image size.
It's fixed now. :)