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Turbot
1.0
More pics coming soon...
This is my first attempt ever at a turbot style
robot. I'm quite satisfied with the way it has performed thus far. It is
still in the design phase so it still looks a bit "unfinished." I plan on making a more permenant
design after I have figured out if everything is setup in the proper
fashion. (ie: motors turn the right direction, photodiodes in the right locations, etc.)
| Circuit: |
Slightly modified
Photopopper 4.2 (freeformed following Chiu's tutorial.) 4200uf cap, C triggers |
| Motors: |
Nihon lens motors from BG Micro. |
| Solarcells: | 2 x Panasonic Suncarem 37x33 5.5v 15ma cells |
| Construction Materials: |
2mm thick "Choroplast" (Plastic sign material), lots of hot glue. Arms are coathanger wire mounted using RadioShack terminal blocks. |
| Sensors: | 2 IR Photodiodes |
Circuit
Diagram
Note: This circuit has been modified so that both motors
will eventually fire (it would be a bad thing if the turbot was sitting on
one side with an arm spinning uselessly in the air!) This is done by
replacing the 0.22uf cap with 10uf caps charging through a diode. (Thanks
to Dave H. for this idea, he used it in his pTurbot
design.)
Design Theory
(Diagram by Björn
Brindefalk)
