You've spent lot of time building robots that can navigate on land; now let's look at the possibilities for robots that can navigate in the air or on the water. By now I hope you are comfortable accessing the USB control channels, and talking with other hardware such as servo controllers and other devices that can communicate over USB. Instead of leading out through each step, in this chapter I'm going to point you in the right direction and allow you to explore a bit. I'll try to give you some examples using some of the projects that are going on around the Internet. I hope you are now ready to explore a bit on your own, for these projects can be quite complex, and I'm not going to lead you through each step. Rather, I'm going to try and point you in the right direction and then include lots of links to others who are working...
BeagleBone Robotic Projects - Second Edition
BeagleBone Robotic Projects - Second Edition
Overview of this book
BeagleBone Blue is effectively a small, light, cheap computer in a similar vein to Raspberry Pi and Arduino. It has all of the extensibility of today’s desktop machines, but without the bulk, expense, or noise. This project guide provides step-by-step instructions that enable anyone to use this new, low-cost platform in some fascinating robotics projects. By the time you are finished, your projects will be able to see, speak, listen,
detect their surroundings, and move in a variety of amazing ways.
The book begins with unpacking and powering up the components. This includes guidance on what to purchase and how to connect it all successfully, and a primer on programming the BeagleBone Blue. You will add additional software functionality available from the open source community, including making the system see using a webcam, hear using a microphone, and speak using a speaker.
You will then learn to use the new hardware capability of the BeagleBone Blue to make your robots move, as well as discover how to add sonar sensors to avoid or find objects. Later, you will learn to remotely
control your robot through iOS and Android devices. At the end of this book, you will see
how to integrate all of these functionalities to work together, before developing the most impressive robotics projects: Drone and Submarine.
Related Content you might be interested in
Current Title:
BeagleBone Robotic Projects - Second Edition
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Getting Started with the BeagleBone Blue
Programming the BeagleBone Blue
Making the Unit Mobile - Controlling Wheeled Movement
Avoiding Obstacles Using Sensors
Allowing Our BeagleBone Blue to See
Providing Speech Input and Output
Making the Unit Very Mobile - Controlling Legged Movement
Using a GPS Receiver to Locate Your Robot
By Land, By Sea, By Air
Customer Reviews