Electrical circuits used for the robot are included below. We were able to space out the circuits across the bottom and top layers of the robot.
IR Sensor
IR Sensor circuit was used to detect IR emissions from the MINERs. We used two potentiometers on the two different gain stages of the IR detection circuit so that we can adjust the gain levels on field without having to rebuild the circuit. This proved to be very useful as we were able to adjust different sets of gains while testing with MINERs on the field. Capacitors were used throughout the power and ground to reduce noise. This circuit resulted in a consistent rising edge timing, with the duty cycle of the signal dependent upon our distance from the MINER.
Color Sensor
Accelerometer
Motor Drive train
Synchronized Permitting and Usage Designator (SPUD)
Power Distribution
Indication LEDs
Clear visible indicators were required throughout the game. An LED was used to indicate the mining operation status by blinking. Our robot also utilized two LEDs to indicate which team the robot is playing on. The two LEDs that were used to indicate the robot's team was toggled with the button on the TIVA.
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