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Sorry for the long delay in getting these out. I really enjoyed my time building and twiddlin' the Robotics Connection Traxster II robot kit for my microcontroller systems design class.
I used a Traxster II, Serializer WL board, IOWizard (in place but disconnected), eb301 Bluetooth module w/ UFL antenna, Line Following Wizard (modified with dual-wall heat shrink tubing for blinders as well as position), a Sharp IR distance sensor (the 4 cm version), and an Axiom Manufacturing CML9S12DP256 microcontroller board for the intelligence.
Operation consisted of autonomous line-following mode, and a Bluetooth-enabled laptop was able to submit modified parameters for the steering routines as well as take the robot offline and issue direct commands to adjust the PID parameters. The IR distance sensor worked to prevent the Traxster from running into objects (like the professor's leg!) and also allowed a quick way to put the robot into 'pause' mode. For kicks, the robot was fitted with bunny ears and was made to follow a printed "carrot" when I returned from spring break.
I am looking forward to increasing the Traxster's capabilities for future classes and will utilize the .NET framework libraries and connect through Bluetooth with the main intelligence coming from the laptop. The next step is to add a turret and a camera so that I can practice my image signal processing lessons...
Regards,
Scott Thompson
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Hello Scott,
Great to see your work. I love seeing the Traxster carry a load. The embedded
controller looks real cool with the LCD and all. You will enjoy using your computer,
for its brains, as I have. I am working on a local brain for my TracksBot but
progress is slow in both the software and hardware arena.
Keep us posted to your achievements.
http://robotics.djlewis.us
Don Lewis
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Cool Scott! AWESOME JOB! Nice, neat work! Thank you for posting this! Sorry I didn't see it until now!  Best Regards,
Jason Summerour
President,
Summerour Robotics Corporation
www.roboticsconnection.com
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Supreme Being
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| Scott, Just wanted to let you know that I revamped the RC website, and I used a picture of your project on the front page under the 'Featured Customer Projects' section (you'll have to wait to see your pic roll around)...I hope you don't mind! http://www.roboticsconnection.com/default.aspx Best Regards! Jason
Jason Summerour
President,
Summerour Robotics Corporation
www.roboticsconnection.com
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