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Flatpack Walker with Sensor

August 22, 2010Arduino, fablab, Roboticsflatpack walker

As presented for the first time on FAB6, using a Sharp gp2y0a02 sensor the flatpack-walker just got a little bit smarter. As long as the distance sensor is triggered, the robot walks backwards.

flatpack

The code is still pretty simple:

 

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// avoid obstacles using Sharp G2P sensor on Analog 0
#include <Servo.h>
Servo frontservo,backservo;
char walkpattern[] = {60,100,100,100,100,60,60,60};
void setup(){
  frontservo.attach(9);
  backservo.attach(10);
}
void loop(){
  for(int n=0;n<4;n++){
    if(analogRead(0)>500){
      frontservo.write(walkpattern[2*n]);
      backservo.write(walkpattern[(2*n)+1]);
    }
    else{
      backservo.write(walkpattern[2*n]);
      frontservo.write(walkpattern[(2*n)+1]);
    }
  delay(200);
  }
}

 

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