As a FIRST Robotics Mentor, I'd like to create a base platform to help teach kids all kinds of programming and design techniques. Particularly how to use.net to write IoT / robotics programs. This foundation will have enough processing power on the robot to add other attached functionality, wireless connectivity, and enable a simple control architecture with a simple analog input from mobile devices.
The base drive system is powered by 2 of the FIRST standard CIM workhorse DC motors. Power is handled with a simple transmission attached to each CIM driving a chain attached to a pneumatic drive wheel. The other wheels allow for easy rotation.
Energy is provided by 12 DC batteries through a fuse base and provided to speed controllers. A separate battery pack will be provided to ensure that the Pi isn't exposed to current supply fluctuations under heavy load from the motors.
Control signals are produced by the Pi as PWM signals and relayed to the speed controllers. The signals are created based analog inputs coming from the mobile app.
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