Description: I created a simple robot which crawls forward using some basic appendages. The exercise utilized a servo motor create motion.
Components:
1 Arduino Uno
1 Servo motor
1 breadboard
various wires
Description:
In this lab exercise, we used a servo motor to explore rotational and linear motions. First, we used the Arduino environment to control the rate of rotation, and then we employed a potentiometer for the same purpose.
Description-
I have made a whole container for my arduino and servo. The servo arm has a pencil eraser attached at the end to give it traction as it reaches out of the can and pushes. The original idea was to get the servo to flip the can and while the can was flipping, the servo would reset itself and be ready to push again when it rotated fully. This did not happen because I have stuffed the can too full. I included the arduino unit in there as well.
Approach
This is not actually a crawler, but more of a rolling object. Since I only have 1 Servo motor and limited materials at hand, rolling is my best bet. I basically sandwich the motor between 2 tin covers and make it into a small disc. I secured everything with either tape or rubber band. This disc can be controlled with the potentiometer.
For this lab assignment Christina and I decided to make a a crawler using servo motor and wooden sticks. The wooden panks were placed such that when the servo motor pulled, it created traction that would pull the entire body forward, We used cello tape rollers to create wheels that drag the crawler.
Description
The goal was to create a crawler using a servo motor. I tried several things to make a crawler. First I added headweight and tried controlling it using a potentiometer. I realized headweight helped in sliding and crawling. Next, I tried to mimic the walking motion of a human, when we transfer weights from one side to the other. I attached weigths to both sides of a plank attached to servo motor. I removed the potentiometer and used the automated code to control the servo. The motor crawled but it was still very slow.
Description:
Seema and I tried out two mechanisms. The first one invovled two servo motors. The first one mounted on the second one and moved independently to produce a leg like motion. The second one has a leg like structure which is mooved rapidly using the servo motor to produce a jumping effect.
Componenets Used:
1-servo motor
1-arduino
1-breadboard
1- wooden frame
