Arduino Obstacle Avoiding Robot?
I have made the chassis and everything for my robot, but to make my robot even go remotely forward, I have to code
leftservo.write(-100);
rightservo.write(100);
And even then it goes in a big circle to the left. I have tried to code it less for the right motor but it just goes backwards.
Can you please tell me why this happens and how to fix it.
leftservo.write(-100);
rightservo.write(100);
And even then it goes in a big circle to the left. I have tried to code it less for the right motor but it just goes backwards.
Can you please tell me why this happens and how to fix it.
10
answers
|
Answer it!
|
sort by:
active |
newest |
oldest
Well, check how the wheels are turning !! Lift the robot on its back, so the wheels are upside down, and play with commands to the servos.
Put a little sticker or something on the edge of the wheel to make a timing mark.
Is a drive slipping ?
What happens to the wheel speed if you send -50 to a motor ? Does it run at half speed ? Should it ?
Put a little sticker or something on the edge of the wheel to make a timing mark.
Is a drive slipping ?
What happens to the wheel speed if you send -50 to a motor ? Does it run at half speed ? Should it ?
Jun 19, 2011. 5:32 PMD5quar3 (author)
says:
I tried to write less for one motor but it just makes that one turn backwards and could it be a problem with pwm? should I try to put it on different pins
Can you point me to a link to your motor drive servo ? I am wondering if you have any control of speed of the motor at all ?
Steve
Steve
Other thoughts:
Did you make these servos up yourself ?
Did you put a trimmer in place of the pot ?
Did you adjust the zero speed, with a "position demand" of zero from the Arduino with the trimmer ?
Steve
Did you make these servos up yourself ?
Did you put a trimmer in place of the pot ?
Did you adjust the zero speed, with a "position demand" of zero from the Arduino with the trimmer ?
Steve
Jun 20, 2011. 12:33 PMD5quar3 (author)
says:
i bought them from Parralax, and I fixed it with the trimmer. i didn't know what they were for, but I tried it and it is going straight. thx
Ironic how kids don't meet a question head on but something you say makes a connection and leads them to a solution or fix and that is enough for them.
You and others like us, who want to know Why, as we build a library of causes and effects.
I wonder when kids get interested in details, maybe late teens as I don't remember.
A
You and others like us, who want to know Why, as we build a library of causes and effects.
I wonder when kids get interested in details, maybe late teens as I don't remember.
A
I'm not an Arduino programmer, is (-100) a valid number ??
A large left circle tells me the Left-Servo is going Forward but not as fast as the
Right-Servo.
That is why Steve wants you to check out the Wheels. A
A large left circle tells me the Left-Servo is going Forward but not as fast as the
Right-Servo.
That is why Steve wants you to check out the Wheels. A
 |
