Wolfgang10
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My last technical elective I chose was a course called mechatronics.
The fastest way to describe it is a robotics course. (Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering)
For our second project, we must have a system w/ 4 degrees of freedom or more. I want to use an RC car as a base and was wondering if anyone had junk laying around for our group to use.
We will use 2 DC continuous servo motors (1 per wheel) , or use 1 continuous servo for forward/reverse and 1 regular one for steering. It will simply follow a thick black line. This takes care of 2 degrees of freedom I think.
For the 3rd, a light sensor will sense when it is dark and turn on headlights.
For the 4th, a ping sensor will be used to either slow the vehicle down when it passes close a wall or as a safety feature in case something randomly blocks its path.
My theory is that it will be a model of an automated shuttle bus. We can add more degrees of freedom to simulate occupants entering/ leaving the bus or something else like that.
We have a few parts but since this is the second semester this course has been offered, we must buy key components and jump through hoops to have the University pay us back.
I would have loved to use it has an excuse to finish my gyrocopter, but the whole idea is that there is feedback response and it should be autonomous, not remote controlled.
Ideas and suggestions are more than welcomed. We can afford to pay a little bit for parts but will gladly return any components at the end of the project.
The fastest way to describe it is a robotics course. (Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering)
For our second project, we must have a system w/ 4 degrees of freedom or more. I want to use an RC car as a base and was wondering if anyone had junk laying around for our group to use.
We will use 2 DC continuous servo motors (1 per wheel) , or use 1 continuous servo for forward/reverse and 1 regular one for steering. It will simply follow a thick black line. This takes care of 2 degrees of freedom I think.
For the 3rd, a light sensor will sense when it is dark and turn on headlights.
For the 4th, a ping sensor will be used to either slow the vehicle down when it passes close a wall or as a safety feature in case something randomly blocks its path.
My theory is that it will be a model of an automated shuttle bus. We can add more degrees of freedom to simulate occupants entering/ leaving the bus or something else like that.
We have a few parts but since this is the second semester this course has been offered, we must buy key components and jump through hoops to have the University pay us back.
I would have loved to use it has an excuse to finish my gyrocopter, but the whole idea is that there is feedback response and it should be autonomous, not remote controlled.
Ideas and suggestions are more than welcomed. We can afford to pay a little bit for parts but will gladly return any components at the end of the project.
