SG Tidwell
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Raspberry Pi Autonomous RC Car

My first attempt at building an autonomous RC car with a Raspberry Pi 3.

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Raspberry Pi Autonomous RC Car

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Monster Rockslide RC car
×1
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
×1
Dual H-Bridge motor drivers L293D
Texas Instruments Dual H-Bridge motor drivers L293D
×2
18650 Batteries
×1
Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
×2
Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
×1
Ultrasonic Sensor - HC-SR04 (Generic)
Ultrasonic Sensor - HC-SR04 (Generic)
×2
Resistor 1k ohm
Resistor 1k ohm
×2
Resistor 2.21k ohm
Resistor 2.21k ohm
×2
18650 Battery Holders
×1

Software apps and online services

Raspbian
Raspberry Pi Raspbian

Story

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Schematics

The component layout

Code

First Try code

Python
If anyone has suggestions on how to make this better, I welcome any and all comments
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time



GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD)

turnlefta =   8
turnleftb =   10
turnleftenable =   12

turnrighta = 33
turnrightb = 35
turnrightenable = 37

forwarda = 36
forwardb = 38
forwardenable = 40

trigger = 3
echo = 5

trigger1 = 7
echo1 = 11

GPIO.setup(trigger, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(echo, GPIO.IN)
GPIO.setup(trigger1,GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(echo1, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(turnlefta, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(turnleftb, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(turnleftenable, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(turnrighta, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(turnrightb, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(turnrightenable, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(forwarda, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(forwardb, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(forwardenable, GPIO.OUT)
pwm=GPIO.PWM(40,100)
turn = GPIO.PWM(37,100)

J = True

while J:
    GPIO.output(trigger,False)
    GPIO.output(trigger1,False)
    time.sleep(.5)
    
    GPIO.output(trigger,True)
    time.sleep(0.00001)
    GPIO.output(trigger, False)

    GPIO.output(trigger1,True)
    time.sleep(0.00001)
    GPIO.output(trigger1,False)

    while GPIO.input(echo)==0:# and GPIO.input(echo1) == 0:
        pulse_start = time.time()
        #pulse1 = time.time()
    while GPIO.input(echo)==1:# and GPIO.input(echo1) == 1:
        pulse_end = time.time()
        #pulse1end = time.time()

    pulse_duration = pulse_end - pulse_start
    #pulse1duration = pulse1end - pulse1
    distance = pulse_duration * 17150
    distance = round(distance, 2)
    #distance1 = pulse1duration * 17150
    #distance1 = round(distance1, 2)

    if distance > 100:
        pwm.start(0)
        GPIO.output(36,True)
        GPIO.output(38, False)
        pwm.ChangeDutyCycle(30)
        GPIO.output(40, True)
        print("distance is ", distance)
    elif distance >=75 <= 99:
        pwm.ChangeDutyCycle(40)
        GPIO.output(turnrighta, False)
        GPIO.output(turnrightb, True)
        turn.ChangeDutyCycle(80)
        GPIO.output(turnrightenable,True)
        time.sleep(1)
        GPIO.output(turnrightenable,False)
        GPIO.output(turnrighta, False)
        GPIO.output(turnrightb, False)
        print("turn distance ", distance)
    elif distance >=30 <=74:
        GPIO.output(36, False)
        GPIO.output(38,False)
        GPIO.output(40, False)
        time.sleep(3)
        GPIO.output(36, False)
        GPIO.output(38, True)
        pwm.ChangeDutyCycle(50)
        GPIO.output(40, True)
        GPIO.output(turnlefta, True)
        GPIO.output(turnleftb, False)
        GPIO.output(turnleftenable, True)
        time.sleep(1)
        GPIO.output(36,False)
        GPIO.output(38,True)
        GPIO.output(40,False)
        GPIO.output(turnlefta, False)
        GPIO.output(turnleftb, False)
        GPIO.output(turnleftenable, False)
        print("reverse distance ", distance)
    elif distance <= 29:
        GPIO.output(36, False)
        GPIO.output(38,False)
        GPIO.output(40, False)
        GPIO.output(turnleftenable, False)
        GPIO.output(turnrightenable, False)
        time.sleep(1)
        J = False
        print("Program has Exited")
    
            



      
    
   # if distance > 30 and distance < 300:
        

    #    pwm.start(0)

     #   GPIO.output(36, True)
      #  GPIO.output(38, False)
       # pwm.ChangeDutyCycle(50)

  #      GPIO.output(40, True)

   # if distance > 20 and distance < 50:
    #    pwm.ChangeDutyCycle(30)

  #  if distance < 10:
   #     GPIO.output(40, False)
    #    time.sleep(6)

     #   GPIO.output(36,False)
      #  GPIO.output(38, True)
       # pwm.ChangeDutyCycle(50)
        #GPIO.output(40,True)

 #       time.sleep(3)

  #      GPIO.output(40,False)
print("the current distance is:", distance)
GPIO.Cleanup
        

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SG Tidwell

SG Tidwell

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SQL slinging code monkey by day, guitar playing gamer, tinker by night.

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