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Step 6Final Notes
I will be expanding BOB's abilities - I hope to soon add a sound sensor, a light sensor, a PIR sensor for detecting people, and maybe even some other sensors.
At the present time, the BOB just avoids obstacles. The 3 IR sensors serve for detecting objects as the robot moves forward, and the ultrasonic ranger is there for: A) when the robot is moving forward, detecting objects in the IR sensors' blind spots, and B) when BOB detects too many objects within a given time, he'll 'search' for the cleares path of travel; panning the servo and checking various angles for a clearer path.
I think BOB will last about 1hr 20mins on a full charge with the switching voltage regulator and the 9.6V battery.
Also, I know the way the breadboard and the Arduino is sitting on the chassis is a little precarious, but It stays on with a rubber band I'll soon find some way to attach it with some hardware and therefore make it look more polished. I will be adding to this instrucable in the future...
Below is a video of it in action! I've also included the manuals for the sensors just like in the BOB 1.0 instructable ("Obstacle-Avoiding Robot With A Personality"). The 'DE-......' one s for the switching regulator.
At the present time, the BOB just avoids obstacles. The 3 IR sensors serve for detecting objects as the robot moves forward, and the ultrasonic ranger is there for: A) when the robot is moving forward, detecting objects in the IR sensors' blind spots, and B) when BOB detects too many objects within a given time, he'll 'search' for the cleares path of travel; panning the servo and checking various angles for a clearer path.
I think BOB will last about 1hr 20mins on a full charge with the switching voltage regulator and the 9.6V battery.
Also, I know the way the breadboard and the Arduino is sitting on the chassis is a little precarious, but It stays on with a rubber band I'll soon find some way to attach it with some hardware and therefore make it look more polished. I will be adding to this instrucable in the future...
Below is a video of it in action! I've also included the manuals for the sensors just like in the BOB 1.0 instructable ("Obstacle-Avoiding Robot With A Personality"). The 'DE-......' one s for the switching regulator.
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Feb 2, 2009. 12:59 PMBendunia
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Fantastic tutorial, well done and thanks for sharing. It looks like the ultrasonic range finders didn't like so much being tilted.
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