Mobile Earth Rover Two - 3.5G Exploration

 by aldricnegrier
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If you can’t explore the Moon or Mars … you can always explore your neighborhood!

The main goal of this project is to alter a remote controlled vehicle and control it via
Internet Telerobotics using the Mobile Telephone Network (WWAN - Wireless Wide
Area Network) 3.5G or 4G (Long Term Evolution) and as an alternative you can always
use WiFi networks.

For this challenge it is necessary to make some modifications to a remote-control
car, adapting and equipping it with the necessary software and hardware in order to
achieve the objectives stated above.
 
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Step 1: The Final Results (videos)

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This first video shows th 3D Sketch of the Mobile Earth Rover Two that we are going to "create".

akinich says: Jun 13, 2012. 6:23 AM
can u show us the steps to do this on a raspberry pi computer?
aldricnegrier (author) in reply to akinichJun 13, 2012. 12:33 PM
Hi akinich.

From what i have read about the Raspberry Pi, i would guess that to port this FoxBoard Project to a RaspPi should not be a problem,  In a Month or so i hope to get a RaspPi and publish an inscrutable on how to do it.

I will probably call it "Mobile Earth Rover - Three 3.5G Exploration" or something.

Keep tuned in :)
akinich in reply to aldricnegrierDec 19, 2012. 10:39 AM
hi ,
any news on "Mobile Earth Rover - Three 3.5G Exploration"?
im getting my raspberry pi tomorrow :)
Akinich
The nerdling says: Sep 11, 2012. 4:31 PM
would a rasberry pi work for this?
daviddado96 says: Jul 29, 2012. 2:13 AM
Hello!
Please can you tell me which wifi dongles are capable with that board ?
Thanks!
aldricnegrier (author) in reply to daviddado96Aug 27, 2012. 12:49 PM
The USB Wi-Fi adapter tested are:

    D-Link WirelessN Nano USB adapter (DWA-131)
    Digicom USB Wave 150 nano dongle
    Digitus USB wireless adapter 150N

Check out http://www.acmesystems.it/wifi
janisalnis says: Jul 17, 2012. 1:55 AM
Hi!
Very complete project. Most interesting thing is sound. Usually webcam has a microphone but before you have not found any way to stream sound. Interested in baby monitor.
Last year I explored Foxboard and wrote some notes on Instructables.
There is similar board Nanos where GSM modem also works. With Rapsberry Pi still struggle to get video in Debian.



The nerdling says: May 20, 2012. 11:56 PM
any way to do this with an arduino?
eg-plug a 3g donge and a camera into the arduino
aldricnegrier (author) in reply to The nerdlingMay 22, 2012. 4:10 AM
The Arduino dose not have the capabilities for handling that, It dose not have enough processing power nor enough memory, not to mention it dose not have 2 USB interfaces. I would say that it is "impossible" to use only an Arduino as a on-board computer.
The nerdling in reply to aldricnegrierMay 22, 2012. 5:00 PM
ok
The nerdling in reply to The nerdlingMay 22, 2012. 5:04 PM
is there a way to use an iphone as the 3g reciever and camera?
aldricnegrier (author) in reply to The nerdlingMay 31, 2012. 10:09 PM
Yes there is.
The nerdling in reply to aldricnegrierMay 31, 2012. 4:00 PM
awesome, how?
aldricnegrier (author) in reply to The nerdlingMay 31, 2012. 4:11 PM
google "irobot ava"
The nerdling in reply to aldricnegrierMay 31, 2012. 5:24 PM
ok, just did.
if it's this:http://www.irobot.com/ava/
i want to put it onto a remote controlled car and control it using a laptop connected to wifi
aldricnegrier (author) in reply to The nerdlingJun 1, 2012. 5:08 AM
Yep thats the one, ava by irobot.
otbpaintball says: May 18, 2012. 12:12 PM
What is the song in the video? I've been playing it on loop for an hour now and I must have MOORE!
cepi85 says: Apr 22, 2012. 10:57 AM
it's possible to insert an gps component for locate the car?
aldricnegrier (author) in reply to cepi85Apr 22, 2012. 12:03 PM
Yes you could insert a GPS module in the Rover, via Arduino, and send the data back to the client.

I have actually worked with a GPS and a Arduino in this setup:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Connecting-GPS-module-to-Arduino/
espdp2 says: Apr 20, 2012. 2:37 PM
I read every word of your first Earth Rover 'ible. WAYY above my skill level, but you inspire me to dream of the cool things that are possible!

My question: How do you actually drive the thing? Is it using the same sort of hacked transmitter from version 1? That's not directly addressed here. Thanks!

* * * * * !
aldricnegrier (author) in reply to espdp2Apr 20, 2012. 3:33 PM
I have uploaded some screen shots of the control application :)
I will revise and rewrite the instructable and try to make more clear. Thank you for your feedback.
aldricnegrier (author) in reply to espdp2Apr 20, 2012. 2:55 PM
Hi espdp2, thank you for your comment.

You are right, i forgot to upload a screen-shot of the client application running.
I don't have as much photos and videos of this project as i have of the other one, but i will upload a photo of the application running.

However i mentioned in step 8 point 3.5 that In this project you control the Rover using the clients keyboard.
It is done by a Java application that can run in any computer, you run the App than press "c" to connect to the rover, use the directional pad arrows to steer the Rover and terminate a connection by pressing "d".

Also with some minor modifications this Java application can also be used to control the Mobile Earth Rover One, instead of using the hacked transmitter.

PS: This project is way easier to implement than the other one. You can probably substitute the expensive FoxBoardG20 with a Raspberry Pi.
IBreakHeavyStuff in reply to aldricnegrierSep 7, 2012. 6:17 AM

Wow dude, this is really awesome! I can't believe I didn't find it earlier. My rpi arrived, and so I think I might give this a go at some point. Thanks!
akinich in reply to aldricnegrierApr 21, 2012. 10:30 AM
nice instructable.....5 stars!!!
can we use a usb controller?
that will make it much cooler and easier to pan and tilt!!!
say like this
http://www.my-batteries.net/images/game-accessories/Double-Shock-Controller-Usb-Joypad-Dual-Joystick-For-Pc.jpg
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