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Python Robotics Projects

You're reading from   Python Robotics Projects Build smart and collaborative robots using Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788832922
Length 340 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Prof. Diwakar Vaish Prof. Diwakar Vaish
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Preface 1. Robotics 101 2. Using GPIOs as Input FREE CHAPTER 3. Making a Gardener Robot 4. Basics of Motors 5. Making a Pet Feeding Robot 6. Bluetooth-Controlled Robotic Car 7. Sensor Interface for Obstacle Avoidance 8. Making Your Own Area Scanner 9. Vision Processing 10. Making a Guard Robot 11. Basic Switching 12. Recognizing Humans with Jarvis 13. Making Jarvis IoT Enabled 14. Giving Voice to Jarvis 15. Gesture Recognition 16. Machine Learning 17. Gesture-Controlled Robotic Vehicle 18. Making a Robotic Arm 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Accelerometers and gyroscope

Let's first start with accelerometers. As the name suggests, these are meant to measure acceleration in any body. Hence, whenever there is any acceleration in any body, then the accelerometers have the work to sense that acceleration and give the corresponding reading. 

A gyroscope is a device that uses Earth's gravity to help determine orientation of the robot. An accelerometer is a device designed to measure non-gravitational acceleration. Whenever there is any acceleration, the crystals in the accelerometer excite and provide a voltage corresponding to it.

The main difference between these devices is simple: the gyroscope can sense rotation, whereas the accelerometer cannot. In a way, the accelerometer can gauge the orientation of a stationary item with relation to Earth's surface. When accelerating...

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