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Intel Edison Projects

You're reading from   Intel Edison Projects Build exciting IoT projects with Intel Edison

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787288409
Length 264 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Avirup Basu Avirup Basu
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Preface 1. Setting up Intel Edison 2. Weather Station (IoT) FREE CHAPTER 3. Intel Edison and IoT (Home Automation) 4. Intel Edison and Security System 5. Autonomous Robotics with Intel Edison 6. Manual Robotics with Intel Edison

Autonomous Robotics with Intel Edison

Robotics is a branch of engineering that deals with the design, development, and
application of robots. While robots can take the form of human beings, most robots are
designed to perform a specific set of tasks, and it may just look like a machine or
anything that is not human. What we are interested in is how the Intel Edison can be used to
develop robots. This chapter will cover the autonomous aspect of robotics and will mainly
cover the following topics:

  • Architecture of a robotic system
  • Intel Edison as a controller
  • Connecting sensors with the Intel Edison
  • Calibration of sensors with real-time environment
  • Actuators: motors, servos, and so on
  • Motordrivers: Dual H bridge configuration
  • Speed control
  • Patching everything together: Line follower robot
  • More advanced line follower robots based on the PID control system

This chapter will deal with a line follower robot and will...

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