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Intel Edison Projects

By : Avirup Basu
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Intel Edison Projects

By: Avirup Basu

Overview of this book

Change the way you look at embedded electronics with Intel Edison. It is a small computing platform packed with a set of robust features to deliver hands-on performance, durability, and software support. This book is a perfect place to kickstart development and rapid prototyping using Intel Edison. It will start by introducing readers to the Intel Edison board and explaining how to get started with it. You will learn how to build a mini weather station, which will help you to acquire temperature and smoke level and push it to the IoT platform. Then you will see how to build a home automation device and control your appliances using an Android app. Furthermore, we will build a security system using a webcam to detect faces and perform voice recognition. Toward the end, the book will demonstrate how you can build two robots, which will be based on different line sensing sensors and can be controlled by a PC. The book will guide the readers through each and every step of execution of a project, using Intel Edison.
Table of Contents (7 chapters)

Summary

In this chapter about autonomous robotics, we have covered multiple topics, including dealing from sensors and motor drivers, and how to calibrate sensors and test motor drivers. We also covered line follower robot use cases in detail and also had a chance to look at more advanced controls, and ultimately ended with the PID-based control system.

In Chapter 6, Manual Robotics with Intel Edison, we'll cover manual robotics and develop some controller software. We'll also cover more hardware topics pertaining to a robot.