Big Class Projects

Introduction & Overview

This is the Big Class Project page where we are building Robots and Technology Projects that don't fall into a specific other category.

Streetlight Intersection:

This is a project where we are going to build a standard 4 way intersection with turn lanes on one direction.  The goal of this project it so create a working intersection where the road way can sense the presence of a car in the lane.  These sensor outputs will be conditioned and presented at a connection that can be read by an Arduino.  The intersection will have a working traffic light with straight and turn arrows.  It could also have pedestrian cross walk buttons.  Later it could have a license plate reader implemented in a Raspberry Pi or Jetson Nano.

The Robot Club Team will document the project in the Intersection Project Engineering Notebook, and eventually the Instructor will find some time to update this section with more information.

DIYROBOCARS - Rules and Regulations:

• TBD  Rules 

• Track Specifications

Links to DIYROBOCARS Resources and Other Clubs

Links to DIYROBOCARS RC Car Conversions Resources

• Check out the Random Links Below

Links to DIYROBOCARS Differential Drive Resources

• Pi Diary: Making My Own “RC Car” using Raspberry Pi - This is for a Differential Drive Pi controlled Robot

• Using a Raspberry Pi to Build a Buggy

  • Raspberry Pi Project Instructions - Build A Buggy - More Differential Drive - I'm thinking to use better Motor Drivers, but need to find a better link.

  • Add Remote Control

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Links to DIYROBOCARS Differential Arduino Drive Resources

• Githib link to Arduino Differential Drive code

• My Big Truck Arduino Code

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Random Stuff To Sort

• Part 1 Raspberry Pi Wifi RC Car with Webcam Tutorial

  • 4 videos part 1,2,3,4

• http://2xod.com/articles/raspberry-pi-wifi-usb-webcam-rc-car/

• Donkey Car parts - Sombrero for connecting a Lipo Bat to gives the Car motors and the Raspberry Pi <-- But You can't get these

• May be able to get some ideas, even if this is a kit. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyMq5KOcgTg

• Instructables - Raspberry Pi Smartphone Controlled RC Car

• Raspberry Pi Autonomous Car - Open CV & Donkeycar

Mechatronics Engineering - DIY Robo Cars - Lessons,  Lectures, Labs:

• Lesson 1 - Intro to RC cars

• Lesson 2 - How Radios Work to the RC controller

• Lesson 3 - Raspberry Pi - Controlling a Servo

• Lesson 4 - Raspberry Pi - 16 Channel Servo Controller and I2C

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Teachers - Unit, Module and Lesson Plans