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Beginner Robot Construction - David Cook

Budowa robotów dla początkujących - David Cook

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Translation: Konrad Matuk. Publisher: Helion. The article explains many basic aspects related to robotics, which are often overlooked or neglected by beginners. Explained in a simple and understandable way, it allows you to enter an extremely interesting world of robots.

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If you've ever dreamed of creating your own robot, this book is just for you. As you read this item:

  • you will learn about the mechanical and electronic aspects of robot design,
  • you will learn how to communicate with the robot,
  • you choose the right motors and power source for your robot,
  • you will equip your structure with sensors,
  • you will build a fully functional robot.

The book introduces you to the basics of electronics and mechanics - areas that you need to learn in order to start building any robot. As you read, you will learn how to choose the power supply, what motors and wheels to use, what sensors are used for and how to use them. You will also design your own electronic circuitry, learning how to solder. Finally, using the knowledge and advice contained in the book, you will build your first robot.

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This item explains many basic aspects of robotics, which are often overlooked or ignored by beginners. Explained in a simple and understandable way, let you enter an extremely interesting world of robots.

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Table of contents

About the author (17)
Thanks (19)
Introduction (21)
Chapter 1. Hello, Robot Maker! (23)
  • Four areas (23)
  • Anatomy of an amateur robot (24)
    • Control systems (25)
    • Electricity supply (25)
    • Sensors (27)
    • Drive and interaction with the environment (28)
    • Other elements (29)
    • Body (30)
  • Construction process (31)
    • Piece by piece (31)
    • Creation of components (31)
    • Relax and have fun (32)
    • Find companions and help (32)
  • Further into the forest (33)
Chapter 2 Where to get tools and components (35)
  • Order free information (35)
  • Read the hidden information (37)
    • Note the tables (37)
    • Number of parts (37)
    • Compare prices (37)
  • Save money (38)
Chapter 3 Safety rules (41)
  • Benefit from age and experience (41)
  • Follow the instructions (41)
    • Reading labels on chemicals (42)
    • Wear safety glasses (42)
    • Hang up your glasses or put your glasses up (43)
  • Use protective clothing (43)
  • Ensure proper ventilation (43)
  • Properly store materials and tools (44)
    • Keep me informed about what you do and what you use (44)
  • Wash yourself before you eat (44)
  • Avoid hazardous substances (44)
    • Lead (45)
    • Mercury (45)
    • Cadmium (46)
    • Buy safe parts with RoHS marking (46)
  • Injuries (47)
    • Direct current or alternating current (47)
    • Use rechargeable batteries and company chargers (47)
    • Use of automatic fuses and circuit breakers (48)
    • Take care of the earthing (49)
    • Disconnect power (49)
  • Stay away from dangerous robots (50)
  • Select the engine size (50)
  • Select the lighting (50)
  • Be rested and balanced (51)
Chapter 4: Universal digital meter (53)
  • Necessary features (54)
    • It should be a digital meter (54)
    • Number of digits displayed (54)
    • DC voltage measurement (55)
    • DC measurement (55)
    • Resistance measurement (55)
    • Test tips or leads (55)
    • Fuse or overload protection (55)
  • Useful features (56)
    • Capacity measurement (56)
    • Diode test (56)
    • Circuit continuity test (56)
    • Frequency measurement (56)
    • Measurement of the filling of the mileage (57)
    • Automatic range selection (57)
    • Automatic switch-off (58)
    • Transistor measurement (58)
    • Dual display (58)
    • Maximum value measurement (58)
    • Minimum value measurement (59)
    • Stand (59)
  • Additional features (59)
    • Inductance measurement (59)
    • RS-232 or USB communication interface (59)
    • Oscilloscope function (60)
    • Backlighting (60)
    • Pulse width stopwatch (60)
    • Temperature measurement (60)
    • Sound intensity measurement (61)
    • Event counter (61)
    • Bar indicator (61)
    • Stopping the measurement value (61)
    • Reading support (61)
    • Logical state measurement (61)
    • Measurement memory (62)
    • Relative measurement (62)
    • Measurement of displacement (62)
    • Overdrive detection (62)
    • Handle or rubber boot (62)
  • AC functions (63)
    • Measurement of alternating voltage (63)
    • True RMS" measurement (true rms value) (63)
    • Alternating current measurement (63)
  • Get the hook clamps (63)
  • Comparison of specific measures (64)
    • The possibilities of a cheap meter (64)
    • Mid-range meter capabilities (66)
    • Higher class capability (67)
    • Price and opportunity comparison (69)
    • Other meters (69)
  • Do not work without a meter (69)
Chapter 5 Values and units (71)
  • Metric system selection (71)
  • Getting rid of the powers of the thousand (71)
    • "M" and "m" (73)
    • Alternative to the Greek "micro" (73)
  • Abbreviations for units (74)
  • When space is short (74)
    • Missing unit determination (75)
    • Three digit decoding (76)
    • Conversion of colours into values (76)
    • Determining the value of an item using a digital meter (78)
  • I discussed the basics (78)
Chapter 6: Robot following the line (79)
  • Route construction (80)
    • Route area (80)
    • Route Lighting (80)
    • Route mapping line (80)
    • Curves and line intersections (82)
    • Route construction - summary (83)
  • Robot size selection (83)
  • I'd like to introduce you to the "sandwich" (84)
    • The anatomy of "Sandwiches" (84)
    • Sandwich body (89)
  • Construction (92)
Chapter 7 9-volt batteries and accumulators (93)
  • Battery voltage measurement (94)
    • Preparing the meter for voltage measurement (94)
    • Interpretation of measurement results (95)
  • Characteristics of 9-volt batteries and accumulators (96)
  • Recommendations for 9-volt cells (97)
    • Recommended links (97)
    • Not recommended cells (100)
  • Cell brands and manufacturers (101)
  • Use of 9-volt cells in robots (102)
    • Battery Installation (102)
  • Let's go with the current (103)
Chapter 8 Clamps and measuring inserts (105)
  • Crocodiles are hungry today (105)
  • Lashing clamps (106)
  • Checking the measuring tubes (107)
    • Circuit continuity measurement mode setting (107)
    • Open circuit test (108)
    • Closed circuit test (109)
    • Bridge wire to crocodile connection test (109)
  • Detection of unwanted connections (110)
  • Plumber with cables (111)
Chapter 9 Resistors (113)
  • Voltage and current limitation with resistors (113)
  • Get a set of resistors with different values (114)
  • Why size and tolerance are important (114)
  • Cut-outs (115)
    • Get hose cutters (115)
  • Resistance and washes (116)
  • Resistance measurement (117)
    • Interpretation of the resistance value displayed by the meter (117)
    • Get to know the measuring ranges of resistance (118)
  • Online resistor value check (119)
  • Marking and storage (119)
    • Get the part containers (120)
  • Stop the temptation to jump a piece (120)
Chapter 10 Lights (LEDs) (121)
  • Light-emitting diode characteristics (121)
    • Sizes of light emitting diodes (121)
    • Shapes of light emitting diodes (123)
    • Led housing transparency (124)
    • Angles of vision (125)
    • Diode colours (125)
    • Brightness of light emitting diodes (126)
    • Efficiency of light emitting diodes (127)
  • A close look at the construction of the diode (127)
  • Distinguishing between multicoloured diodes (128)
    • Two-colour diodes (129)
    • Tri-coloured or tri-state diodes (129)
    • Full colour diodes (129)
  • Checking the light-emitting diodes (130)
    • Preparation of the meter for diode testing (130)
    • Interpretation of LED test results (131)
  • Diodes in sets (132)
  • We lighten the road (133)
Chapter 11. Turn on the power! (135)
  • We are familiar with the list of elements (135)
    • Checking parts before assembly (135)
  • Reading electrical diagrams (136)
  • We are building a power indicator circuit (137)
    • Can you see the light? (138)
    • Several experiments with the power indicator circuit (138)
  • Tasks of each element (138)
  • Power indicator circuit measurements (138)
    • Measurement of voltage in the circuit (139)
    • Current measurement (142)
    • Calculation of battery life (143)
    • Do not attempt to measure the voltage with the cable inserted into the current measurement socket (146)
  • Summary of knowledge of the circuits (147)
Chapter 12: Construction of prototypes without soldering (149)
  • The need for something better (149)
  • Mounting plates not requiring soldering (149)
    • Connections in holes (150)
    • Connection sockets (154)
    • Contact plates highly desirable (155)
  • Cables for contact plate operation (156)
    • Selection of bridging wires (157)
  • How to make your own bridging wires (159)
    • Removing insulation from cable ends (159)
    • Cutting the cable to the correct length (160)
    • Bending the cable ends (161)
  • Calls (163)
Chapter 13 Preparation of the prototype plate for operation (165)
  • Power source considerations (165)
    • 9 V battery clip (166)
    • Connecting the power supply to the socket outlets (166)
  • Power switch selection (167)
    • What does SPDT mean? (168)
    • Installation of the power switch on the prototype plate (169)
  • Connection of power supply rails (169)
    • Fitting the measuring terminals of the meter with the bridging cable (170)
    • Connecting the lower power bus (171)
    • Division in the middle (171)
  • Installation of the LED power indicator (171)
    • Voltage measurement at selected points (172)
    • Trimming of leads (173)
  • The whole truth about the robot power switch (173)
  • Ready for more? (174)
Chapter 14 Variable resistors (175)
  • Potentiometers (175)
    • Tuning potentiometer (176)
    • Rotating the dial (177)
    • Purchase of trimmers (177)
    • Potentiometer measurements (177)
  • Circuit with adjustable brightness LED (179)
    • Circuit design with adjustable brightness diode (180)
  • Diode brightness balancing circuit (180)
    • Circuit design to balance diode brightness (181)
  • Photoresistors based on cadmium sulphide (182)
    • Choice of photoresistors (182)
    • Experience with a photoresistor (183)
  • Light controlled circuit (183)
  • Balanced brightness reading system (184)
    • List of elements (184)
    • Pair sensors (184)
    • Selecting photoresistors (185)
    • Resistance balance potentiometer (186)
    • Current limiting resistor (186)
    • Test points (186)
    • Resistance to voltage conversion using a voltage divider (189)
    • We build a balanced brightness reading system (189)
    • Inability to balance the brightness reading system (190)
Chapter 15 Comparators (191)
  • Voltage Comparator (191)
    • LM393 analysis (192)
    • Purchase of comparators (194)
  • Brightness comparison circuit with comparator (195)
    • Comparison of wiring diagram with wiring diagram (195)
    • Element designations (196)
    • Drawing connected and unconnected cables (196)
    • The principle of the brightness comparison circuit with a comparator (196)
    • List of elements of the brightness comparison circuit with comparator (197)
    • Construction of the brightness comparison circuit based on a comparator (197)
  • Add the headlights (200)
    • Operation of a headlamp circuit with two LEDs (200)
    • Headlamp circuit design (202)
    • We repeat the trick of combining several diodes (202)
  • We appreciate the simplicity (203)
Chapter 16 Transistor switches (205)
  • What is the "plus" and "minus" of power (206)
    • We recognize the 2907A transistor (206)
  • Bipolar transistor meter test (207)
    • Test with a meter equipped with a transistor measurement socket (208)
    • Testing a transistor when you do not have a catalogue note (210)
    • Testing the transistor with a meter equipped with a diode test mode only (211)
  • Measurement circuits for bipolar transistors (212)
    • Circuit diagram for testing PNP transistors (212)
    • Construction of a circuit for testing PNP transistors (213)
    • Circuit diagram for testing NPN transistors (214)
    • Construction of a circuit for testing NPN transistors (215)
  • Brightness comparison circuit with transistors (216)
    • Calculation of limiting resistor values (216)
    • Construction of the brightness comparison circuit with comparators and transistors (218)
  • Summary information on PNP and NPN transistors (218)
Chapter 17 DC motors (219)
  • Operating principle of the DC motor (219)
    • Overview of DC commutator motor with permanent magnets and iron core (220)
    • Look inside the brushless motor (223)
    • Construction of a commutator motor with permanent magnet but without core (225)
  • Simple circuit with DC motor (226)
    • Engine selection (226)
    • Battery selection (227)
    • Construction of a simple circuit with a DC motor (227)
  • Basic parameters of DC motors (228)
    • DC motor speed (229)
    • Engine torque (231)
    • Voltage characteristics of the DC motor (234)
    • Current characteristics of the DC motor (235)
    • DC motor efficiency (238)
    • Engine volume (239)
    • Electrical interference (noise) from the DC motor (239)
    • Weight of electric motors (240)
    • Engine dimensions (240)
    • Summary of DC motor characteristics (241)
  • Geared motors (241)
    • Geared motor construction (242)
    • Gear ratio (243)
    • Imperfection in converting speed to torque (245)
    • Disadvantages of gearboxes (245)
    • Comparison of planetary and gearboxes (246)
    • Gear motor selection (247)
  • What's next? (247)
Chapter 18 Add gear motors (249)
  • Geared motor selection (249)
    • Purchase of motors with gearbox (250)
    • We are testing a motor with a gearbox (251)
  • We add motors to our brightness comparison circuit with comparator (253)
    • We recognize the diode (254)
    • Connecting motors to the brightness comparison circuit (255)
  • We finished the electronic part (257)
Chapter 19. Wheels (259)
  • Wheel structure (259)
  • Features of robot wheels (260)
    • Air filling (260)
    • Tyre shapes (261)
    • Tyre width (261)
    • Tyre diameter (263)
    • We select the wheels for the robot (265)
  • Choice of wheels for "Sandwiches" (266)
    • Determination of minimum and maximum wheel diameter (266)
    • Determination of maximum diameter depending on speed (268)
    • My choice of wheels for the sandwich robot (268)
    • Selection of other wheels for "Sandwiches" (270)
  • Tyre cleaning (272)
  • On wheels forward (273)
Chapter 20 Fittings (275)
  • Other solutions (275)
    • Manual execution of connectors (276)
    • Printing connectors with a 3D printer (276)
  • Tubes (276)
    • Tube material selection (276)
    • Purchase of suitable tube sizes (277)
  • Tube measurement and cutting (279)
    • Determination and determination of tube length (279)
    • Tube cutting (279)
    • Grinding of the cut edge (282)
    • Testing of cut-off pieces (282)
  • LEGO mallard axles (283)
    • Choosing the right length of axis (283)
    • Purchase of cross-axis from LEGO blocks (284)
  • Gluing of fastener parts (284)
    • Sticking together (284)
  • Installation of the pressure screw (286)
    • Determination of the place to drill a hole for a clamping screw (286)
    • Drill stand (286)
    • Drilling a hole for a pressure screw (288)
    • Hole threading (288)
    • Inserting the pressure screw (289)
  • Great connector (289)
Chapter 21 Soldering equipment (291)
  • Soldering wire (292)
  • Flux (293)
  • Soldering iron (293)
  • Soldering iron holder (295)
  • Sponge (295)
  • Auxiliary handle (296)
  • Tin extractors (297)
  • Step by step soldering (298)
  • Ready to run: Soldering (298)
Chapter 22 Soldering and bonding (299)
  • Installation of motors and switches (299)
    • Installation of motors (300)
    • Mounting the Line Tracking Mode Switch (311)
    • Circuit for "engine compartment" diode lighting (315)
    • Termination of work (317)
  • Soldering (318)
Chapter 23 Final assembly of components on the board (319)
  • Line tracking system (319)
    • Optimizing robot performance (321)
    • Spot and PCB soldering (322)
    • Point soldering of the line tracing system (324)
  • Robot system testing (330)
    • Note the low resistance (330)
    • Unsolderable leads (331)
    • Check all the outputs connected directly to a positive voltage source (331)
    • Measurement of resistance of the whole circuit (331)
    • Voltage drop measurement (333)
    • Heating of solder joints (333)
  • Hold your breath (334)
Chapter 24 The body, or casing (335)
  • Housing selection (335)
    • Swinging in the clouds, inventing the perfect housing (335)
    • Bringing to earth, i.e. looking for accessible parts (335)
    • Designing your own housing (336)
    • 3D printing (338)
    • Use of finished products (338)
  • Sandwich box housing (339)
    • Cutting out holes for motors (339)
    • Installation of motors (342)
    • Installation of the motor support tube (344)
    • Installation of motors and tubing (348)
    • Installation of switches and battery holder (348)
    • Installation of the circuit board (350)
    • Drilling holes for potentiometers (354)
    • Cutting out the window in the lid of the container (354)
    • Final steps (355)
  • Compact and ready (355)
Chapter 25: Launching the robot (357)
  • Amendments and trimming (357)
    • Visual inspection (357)
    • Test run - straight line run (361)
    • Typical problem solving (361)
    • Is he going straight? (365)
  • The virgin journey (367)
    • Troubleshooting control problems (367)
  • Opportunities for improvement (368)
    • Protection against incorrect battery connection (368)
    • Overvoltage prevention with capacitors (369)
    • Improving line follow-up (370)
  • Summary (372)
Chapter 26. Simpler, smaller and cheaper "sandwich" (373)
  • Modification of the sensor module (373)
    • Reducing light sensor resistance (373)
    • Straight-line driving (375)
    • Modification or creation from scratch? (375)
  • Cost reduction and capacity building (375)
    • Smaller housings (378)
    • Enhancing functionality (380)
    • Cost reduction (381)
  • Continuous revision (383)
Chapter 27 Further development (385)
  • Robot parts (385)
    • Logic systems (385)
    • Microcontrollers (386)
    • Voltage regulators (387)
    • Capacitors (389)
    • Use of solar energy (390)
    • Resistor ladders (391)
    • Buttons (392)
    • DIP switches (392)
    • Jumpers (393)
    • Tilt sensor (394)
    • Temperature sensors (394)
    • Touch sensors (395)
    • Object detection and infrared remote control (395)
    • Distance and object sensor (396)
    • Quartz oscillators and resonators (397)
    • Sound (397)
    • Relays (398)
    • Gears (399)
    • Servomechanisms (400)
    • Encoders, i.e. measuring the speed of the wheels (400)
    • Displays (401)
    • Wireless control and data transmission (402)
  • Daily challenges (402)
    • Flower watering robot (402)
    • Compost trolley (403)
    • Garbage trucker (403)
    • Window cleaning robot (403)
    • Roof janitor (403)
    • Miniature snow plough (403)
    • Slug conqueror (404)
    • Robot postman (404)
  • Occupations (404)
    • Robocomp (404)
    • Cybairbot (404)
    • Robotic Arena (404)
    • PozRobot (405)
  • A world of possibilities (405)
Appendix A (407)
  • Ohm's magic law (407)
    • Ohm's law helps to choose limiting resistors (408)
    • Aid for determining the current intensity based on voltage (408)
    • Key to Ohm's law (409)
    • Further effects of Ohm's law (409)
  • Things I inadvertently spoiled while working on this book (410)
    • Which way did I connect the 9-volt battery? (410)
    • Fused switches (410)
    • Shooting fuses in the meter (411)
    • Dear me, again! (412)
  • Proper voltage naming (412)
    • Weight instead of "minus" power (413)
    • V with double letters (413)
Appendix B (415)
  • We start with a 3D printer (415)
    • Not too far off (416)
    • Rapid correction (417)
  • Printing the motor connector (417)
    • Component design (417)
    • Preparations for printing (420)
    • 3D printing (421)
    • Terminating the connector (421)
  • Wheel printing (422)
    • Creating a tread (423)
    • Compromise - merger of two projects (424)
  • Design of robot housing (425)
    • Cover (426)
  • Do it yourself (427)

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