Building a Segway Vehicle that could Roam around Obstacles

 

CSC 714 Real Time Systems - Spring 2014

Amir Bahmani

abahman--AT--ncsu.edu

 

 

Problem Statement

 

Building a segway vehicle that can roam around obstacles on the floor of the lab. The NXT brick has to face up with where its short sides are on the top/bottom.

1) Using a light sensor to balance the NXT brick by tracking the approximate distance to the floor. The objective is to balance and move forward for about 5 inches on the floor or on the table.

2) Using two light sensors to balance the NXT brick by tracking the approximate distance to the floor.

3) Using a gyro sensor to balance the NXT brick. This sensor contains a single axis gyroscopic sensor that detects rotation and returns a value representing the number of degrees per second of rotation [1].

 

Project Status

 

Segway with one light sensor: 1st June 2014	Done
Segway with two light sensors: 14th June 2014	Done
Segway with a gyro sensor: 24th June 2014	Done