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This book will show you how to use yourĂrduino to control a variety of different robots, while providing step-by-step instructions on the entire robot building process. You'll learn Arduino basics as well as the characteristics of different types of motors used in robotics. You also discover co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Warren, John-David
Otros Autores: Adams, Josh S., 1983-, Molle, Harald, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [New York, NY] : Apress, Ã2011.
Colección:Technology in action series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; About the Authors; About the Technical Reviewers; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Prerequisites; CHAPTER 1 The Basics; Electricity; Electrical Analogy; Electrical Basics; Circuits; Measuring Electricity; Multi-Meters; Measuring Voltage; Measuring Amperage; Measuring Capacitance; Measuring Resistance; Calculating Resistor Power Using Ohm's Law; Oscilloscope; Loads; Inductive Loads; Resistive Loads; Electrical Connections; Series Connections; Parallel Connections; Series and Parallel Connection; Electronics.
  • Semi-ConductorsDatasheets; Integrated Circuits; Packages; Through-Hole Components; IC Sockets; Surface-Mount Components (SMT or SMD); Arduino Primer; Arduino Variants; Standard Arduino; Arduino Mega; Clones; Arduino IDE; The Sketch; Variable Declaration; The Setup Function; The Loop Function; Signals; Digital Signals; Digital Inputs; Digital Outputs; Special Case: External Interrupts; Analog Signals; Analog Inputs; Analog Outputs (PWM); Duty-Cycle; Frequency; Homemade PWM Example; Building Circuits; Circuit Design; Schematics; Prototyping; Breadboard; Perforated Prototyping Board (Perf-Board).
  • Printed Circuit BoardsSoldering; Soldering Shortcuts; Building a Robot; Hardware; Basic Building Tools; Materials; Work Area; Summary; CHAPTER 2 Arduino for Robotics; Interfacing Arduino; Relays; Types of Relays; Relay Configurations; Uses; Calculating Current Draw; Back-EMF Considerations; Solid-State switches; Transistors; Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT); Mosfets; Logic-Level vs. Standard; Mosfet Capacitance; On-State Resistance-Rds(On); Calculating heat using Rds(On) and amperage of DC motor; Parallel Mosfets; Photo-Transistors; Interfacing a Motor-Controller; Motor-controller ICs.
  • Electronic Speed Controllers (ESCs)User Control; Tethered (Wired) Control; Infrared Control (IR); Radio Control Systems; Amplitude Modulation (AM); Frequency Modulation (FM); Spread Spectrum 2.4gHz; Xbee; Sensor Navigation; Contact Sensing; Bump Switch; Distance and Reflection Sensing; IR Sensor; Ultrasonic Range Finder; Laser Range Finder; Orientation (Positioning); Accelerometer; Gyroscope; Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU); Global Positioning Satellite (GPS); Real Time Kinetic (RTK) GPS; Non-Autonomous Sensors; Camera; Current Sensor; Summary; CHAPTER 3 Let's Get Moving; Electric Motors.
  • Brushed DC Motor (Permanent Magnet Type)Brushless Motors; Stepper Motors; Gear Motors; Servo Motors; Continuous Rotation; Linear Actuators; Calculating Power; Driving; Finding the Right Motor; The H-Bridge; Generating a Brake; Implementation; Method 1: Simple Switches; Method 2: DPDT Relay with Simple; Method 3: P-Channel and N-Channel Mosfets; Method 4: N-Channel H-Bridge; H-Bridge ICs; Changing PWM Frequencies; Back EMF; Current Sensing; Commercial H-Bridges (Motor-Controllers); Small (Up to 3amps); Medium (Up to 10amps); Large (Over 10amps); The Open Source Motor Controller (OSMC).