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Revision as of 04:33, 21 May 2015

Bug Rider

Abstract

The "BUG RIDER" is robotic toy car which is ridden by the "HEX-BUG" toy!!!! Confused ???

Ok ,So the "HEX-BUG" toy placed on top of the car will be moving in random directions and its movement is captured by the camera attached to the supporting frame of the vehicle.The movements are image-processed and the data

is given to the "SJ-ONE BOARD" which in turn sends the wireless signals to the "SJ-ONE BOARD" present on the car which finally drives the car in that particular direction as the Hex-Bug's direction.

Below is the sample pictorial representation of the project.


File:Bug-rider.jpg

Objectives & Introduction

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Team Members & Responsibilities

  • [Vishnuram Venkataswamy Sampathkumar]
    • <role>
  • [Krishna Sai Sevilimedu Veeravalli]
    • <role>
  • [Saketh Ram Bhamidimarri]
    • <role>
  • [Prakash Kurup]
    • <role>

Schedule

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Team Schedule
Sl. No Start Date End Date Task Status
1 03/31/2015 04/07/2015 Order required components *Completed*
2 04/08/2015 04/14/2015 Image processing for object tracking *Completed*
3 04/15/2015 04/21/2015 PWM driver and motor calibration *Completed*
4 04/22/2015 04/28/2015 Serial communication & Nordic wireless communication *Completed*
5 05/29/2015 05/05/2015 Platform design for the hexbug and building the framework to hold the camera on top *Completed*
6 05/06/2015 05/12/2015 Ultrasonic sensor for obstacle avoidance *Completed*
7 05/13/2015 05/19/2015 Integration of complete system and testing *Completed*
8 05/20/2015 05/26/2015 Final Testing and demo Scheduled

Parts List & Cost

Item# Qty Description Manufacturer Part Number Total Cost
1 1 RC Car New Bright Jeep 9.6V $60.00
2 1 Bluetooth Camera Adesso CyberTrack V10 $40.00
3 2 SJ-One Board NXP LPC1758 SJSU development board, LPC1758 $160.00
4 1 HexBug Innovation First HexBug Larva - Green color $8.96
5 1 Dual H-Bridge Motor Drive Drok L298N $8.48
6 1 Acrylic sheet Tap-Plastics Pure opaque-milky white $24.29
7 3 Camera holding rods Tap-Plastics Plastic material $ 17.40
8 2 Antennas University 10-feet range antennas $ 6.00
Total Cost $325.13

Design & Implementation

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Hardware Design

The main components required for this project are :

(1) A Toy Car of dimensions approximately 25*12 inches which we bought from WALMART.


(2) An Acrylic sheet of dimensions 30*15 milky white color with highest opaqueness for light bought at TAP-PLASTICS.


(3) A framework consisting of vertical rods attached to the front and back of the car and a horizontal rod which can be movable on the vertical rods.The camera will be attached right at the middle of the horizontal rod. The intention of the horizontal rod sliding on the vertical rods is to adjust the height of the camera position relative to the platform.


(4) Ultra-sonic sensors attached at the front portion of the car to provide the obstacle avoidance feature to the car.


(5) The "SJ-ONE" board will be placed underneath the platform,in the slot provided for the batteries of the car.

Hardware Interface

  • The "SJ-ONE BOARD" is used for the control of DC motor and SERVO motor control using Pulse Width Modulation(PWM).


  • The DC motor and the SERVO motors are connected to the "SJ-ONE BOARD" using jumper cables.


  • An Antenna is attached to the "SJ-ONE BOARD" which is used for the communication with the other "SJ-ONE BOARD" connected to the laptop through Nordic Wireless Communication.


  • The wireless Camera attached to the horizontal section of the framework will be capturing the movement of the Hex-Bug toy and transmitting the data to the laptop via bluetooth.


  • The ultra-Sonic Sensors which are placed at the front portion of the vehicle for the obstacle-avoidance feature is connected to the "SJ-ONE BOARD" through jumper cables.

Software Design

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Implementation

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Testing & Technical Challenges

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My Issue #1

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Conclusion

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Project Video

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Project Source Code

References

Acknowledgement

We,the team of Bug-Rider would like to wholeheartedly thank our friend,our guide and our Professor "Preet Pal Kang" for guiding us,encouraging us to do these projects and imparting knowledge and wisdom to us in our academics as well as for our career.Thank You "Preet".

References Used

(1) http://www.socialledge.com/sjsu/index.php?title=Main_Page

(2) https://learn.adafruit.com/series/learn-arduino

Appendix

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