Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Finally! Pictures! (Big Update)

We started getting our items in and finally got to do some assembly (and disassembly) of our parts. We chose to use the lower half of a remote controlled tank, which 'was' a German Tiger. This will allow us for a large platform to house everything and gives us good maneuverability.

These 2 pictures shows the inside of the tank where we are most likely going to mount the on-board microcontroller (circuit board on right). Nothing is plugged into it and nothing is programmed yet, we just wanted to see how it would mount up:





These 2 pictures are the beginnings of our sensor modules. These will interface the gas sensors to our microcontroller. We use these to determine the levels that have been detected as well as determine how much gas we want it to detect to trigger the alarm:






Here is a shot of our sensors and Zigbee boards:



Programming one of our microcontrollers



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20 comments:

  1. Astronomy PirateMarch 30, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Awesome, I really like the idea of using a remote controlled tank.

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  2. RossMarch 30, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    woah thats really cool ... amazing what we can do now

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  3. The_illustrative_MindMarch 30, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    things like this make me want to get into robotics!

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  4. Blog HuntMarch 30, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    I used to love robotics, now i don't have enough time :(

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  5. LhosreiffMarch 31, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    That is way cool, what a neat project.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 31, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    what a neat project. I can't wait to see more updates on how it goes.

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  7. PectoralFinnnMarch 31, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    Pretty cool project, makes me wish I was into robotics.
    http://pectoralfinnnreviews.blogspot.com/

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  8. LemmiwinksMarch 31, 2011 at 3:38 AM

    great post. following you

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  9. UnknownMarch 31, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    cool!

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  10. AirRoarMarch 31, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    Programming is something I always wanted to get into, but felt I was never smart enough. :p

    Followed.

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  11. T. BanacekMarch 31, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    But can it get me a beer from the fridge?

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  12. Wayward DispositionMarch 31, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    This is pretty cool. I wish I could do something like this. Also, I loled at banaceks comment. Hahahha

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  13. JDMarch 31, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    I'm glad I found this, will be following.

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  14. Biff TannerMarch 31, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Wow this is a great idea.

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  15. BTN Hip HopApril 1, 2011 at 4:59 AM

    damn that tank is tanked!

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  16. AnonymousApril 2, 2011 at 3:48 AM

    Oh god Oh god Oh god Oh god Oh god Oh god Oh god CATERPILLAR WHEELS! :D <3
    http://sonicalwarfare.blogspot.com/

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  17. Justin testingApril 2, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    Wow I'm amazed at people who do these things by themselves :o I really wish I could too!

    Then I'd so make a robot to get me stuff from the fridge ~D:

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  18. TrelinApril 2, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Fridge robot, awesome idea.

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  19. auto - pasjonatApril 3, 2011 at 4:17 AM

    Great job!! Very nic

    FOLLOWED

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  20. EywaApril 6, 2011 at 4:17 AM

    hey im working on a similar project based on MetalGear4.
    im a little inspired by the MK2-rex (the little robot snake has) but withought the camera or display. anyways i was wondering if a little help would bother you. im having problems with the center of gravity and programming.
    Will share my Development with the public as soon as i have some sign of life on my project.

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