We've not closed the car. We've not connected the front motors. Why are we driving the car at this stage?
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- 23 Feb 2018
TL. DR.
If there are any problems with cable connections, we would find them now. Later, when the car is closed it would be much more difficult.
One step at a time
We are connecting the rear motor to the driver, then the driver to the controller and we should test if everything works. It is possible that some cable could be disconnected. It is much easier to track this errors now.
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Perfect STEM course. Module 1 - Smart Car with Raspberry PI
Disassemble a remote control car. Change the brain of the car with a smart computer like Raspberry Pi. Build a smart device with artificial intelligence that you could control from your phone and that could freely navigate itself in the real world and on the Internet. Use your hands. Develop programs for your robot and your phone. Be curious and invent.
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In the end, you should be able to better understand how to program and design smart devices that would make the world a better place. For everybody age 12+, 16+, 21+, 35+, etc. The hardware costs about 150$. It changes through the years so it might take some time for you to find it as Raspberry PI, motor drivers, power banks and h-bridges.. they change. Note that the course was designed to be led by a teacher with a decent knowledge in embedded hardware and software. This, on the other hand should not stop you, if you are curious.
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Drive Rear motor from Phone
Rear motor to Motor driver - Checked. Motor Driver to the controller - Checked. We are ready to launch. It is time we use the phone app to control the Remote Control Car. For now, we would control just the rear motor.
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