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Learn Robotics Programming

By : Danny Staple
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Learn Robotics Programming

By: Danny Staple

Overview of this book

We live in an age where the most difficult human tasks are now automated. Smart and intelligent robots, which will perform different tasks precisely and efficiently, are the requirement of the hour. A combination of Raspberry Pi and Python works perfectly when making these kinds of robots. Learn Robotics Programming starts by introducing you to the basic structure of a robot, along with how to plan, build, and program it. As you make your way through the book, you will gradually progress to adding different outputs and sensors, learning new building skills, and writing code for interesting behaviors with sensors. You’ll also be able to update your robot, and set up web, phone, and Wi-Fi connectivity in order to control it. By the end of the book, you will have built a clever robot that can perform basic artificial intelligence (AI) operations.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)

Chapter 12, Programming Encoders with Python

  • What are the edge types we are counting with our encoder code?
    • Rising and falling edge types, when signal goes up and goes down
  • Why should we not drive motors at 100% for these control systems?
    • Because there will then be no unused capacity for adjustments: there would be clipping
  • What are some factors that encoders on the wheels/motors like this not account for?
    • Slipping/skidding
    • Variations in the wheels themselves