KBI Control is a system that one of our members (Evan Cihlar) created. It uses two ultrasonic sensors, an Arduino Uno, pushbutton, and Sabertooth 2x25 regenerative motor controller. This is a secondary drive system for R2. It allows R2 to roam freely without bumping into objects, walls, or people. KBI stands for Kenny Baker Interface. This system is a derivative of the Obsticle Avoiding Robot. It uses the same concepts, but is adapted for use in R2 and other droids. The normal obsticle avoiding robot uses a sensor of some kind located on a servo. The servo rotates the sensor right and left to collect data when it comes across an object and then chooses the longest distance. This servo is replaced with the periscope's rotation actuator. Here is a steps list on what the system does:
Code for this system will be released on June 20, 2017 as bugs are still being worked out. You can buy the following items for this kit as of this date as well:
Note: this system has not been tested on a R2 unit yet. To read more information and find out how to build your AI, click here
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