Arduino Robotics

✍ Scribed by John-David Warren, Josh Adams, Harald Molle (auth.)

• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 620
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book will show you how to use your Arduino to control a variety of different robots, while providing step-by-step instructions on the entire robot building process. You'll learn Arduino basics as well as the characteristics of different types of motors used in robotics. You also discover controller methods and failsafe methods, and learn how to apply them to your project. The book starts with basic robots and moves into more complex projects, including a GPS-enabled robot, a robotic lawn mower, a fighting bot, and even a DIY Segway-clone.

• Introduction to the Arduino and other components needed for robotics
• Learn how to build motor controllers
• Build bots from simple line-following and bump-sensor bots to more complex robots that can mow your lawn, do battle, or even take you for a ride

Please note: the print version of this title is black & white; the eBook is full color.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
The Basics....Pages 1-49
Arduino for Robotics....Pages 51-82
Let’s Get Moving....Pages 83-117
Linus the Line-Bot....Pages 119-167
Wally the Wall-Bot....Pages 169-201
Making PCBs....Pages 203-256
The Bug-Bot....Pages 257-294
Explorer-Bot....Pages 295-330
RoboBoat....Pages 331-402
Lawn-Bot 400....Pages 403-452
The Seg-Bot....Pages 453-511
The Battle-Bot....Pages 513-562
Alternate Control....Pages 563-580
Back Matter....Pages 581-601

✦ Subjects

Computer Science, general