This is a blog that will follow my attempt to build a robotic car using both an Arduino and Raspberry Pi.
The power supply for the motors will be a power bank, a rechargeable battery pack with two USB ports for output. USB cables data cables contain 4 or 5 wires, depending on the connector. The two choices are to either modify an USB cable by cutting off one of …
Today, the assembly of my robotic car started. The motor and wheels were attached to the platform. My first mistake became obvious when I tried to solder wires onto the DC motors. I purchased wires of a gauge too big for the connectors on the motors. 18 gauge wire is …
The robot chassis that I selected has four DC motors for the wheels. The Arduino UNO with the use of the L293D Motor Driver Shield has the capacity to control the DC motors. The reason that I am using the Arduino instead of the Raspberry Pi is that the motors …
One of the first decisions I needed to make was what chassis or platform to use. My two basic choices were either a two wheel drive chassis or a four wheel drive chassis. The Roanoke Robotics & Makers Club demo the 2WD types of chassis. The 2WD chassis consists of …
My objectives are: The car is controlled from an Android App. The car will have one or two sensors that will prevent it from bumping into walls. The car will be controlled by an Arduino Uno board and a Raspberry Pi 3 computer. The real reasons that I am doing …