Table of Contents1 Design Requirements2 6-Wheel Rover3 Lots of Technologies4 More Information Welcome to my newest adventure, the design, construction, and testing of a robot that can go beyond my house and explore the great outdoors! This is a collection
6-Wheel Rover – Rover Base – Not wild about the Wild Thumper Chassis
Table of Contents1 Dagu Wild Thumper Chassis1.1 Chassis Specifications1.2 Design Flaw # 1 (Fixable)1.3 Design Flaw # 2 (Unfixable)1.4 Motor Specifications2 Moving Forward Let’s start from the ground up, shall we? I took the easy route and bought a premade
6-Wheel Rover – Providing Power with Voltage Regulators
Table of Contents1 Buck Converter Modules1.1 Voltage Outputs If you’ve followed along so far, you already know that the robot electronics are all powered using a single 11.4-volt LiPo battery, mounted on the base unit. And you also know that
6-Wheel Rover – 11.4-Volt Battery Connections
There are two LiPo batteries powering the robot. We have already looked at the motor controller and its associated parts and wiring, including the 7.4-volt 2-cell LiPo battery, used to power the motor and ESCs. Now let’s take a look
6-Wheel Rover – ESCs and Motor Wiring
Table of Contents1 Motor Arrangement1.1 Wiring the Motors2 Electronic Speed Controls (ESCs)2.1 Control Connections3 Motor Power4 Let’s take a look at how we are controlling the six motors in the rover chassis. Motor Arrangement My 6-wheeled outdoor robot rover is