Balancing scooter
From EWiki
My friend Paige and I are building a Segway-esque balancing scooter from off-the-shelf parts. The majority of the work will happen in May 2007, but we are doing some preliminary stuff now. To make sure our concepts work, we're building a miniature version about 18 inches tall before attempting a person-scale robot.
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Status
Accelerometer hooked up to 16F690 and LCD hooked up to 18LF1320. UART communication and printf() to LCD working. All electronics on single, removable board. Motors mounted to frame.
Todo
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[Paige] Build gearbox for DC motors -
[Paige] Write code that works. -
Move circuitry to single breadboard -
Mount breadboard on prototype bot -
Interface PIC LCD etc code with C so Paige can work with it -
Get H-Bridge working with PIC PWM - Interface gyro with PIC (at home?)
- Figure out what's up with accelerometer spikes and think about smoothing
Todo for Paige
- Build proper wheel mounts + gearboxes
- Make control algorithm actually work
Pics
