Mastering Beaglebone Robotics
| By: | Richard Grimmett |
| Publisher: | Packt Publishing |
| Print ISBN: | 9781783988907 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781783988914 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2014 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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If you want a simple guide to building complex robots, then this book is for you. You'll need some programming knowledge and experience working with mechanical systems.What you will learn
- Power up the BeagleBone Black to develop with both Python and C
- Control DC motors to guide a tracked robot forward, backward, and side to side
- Add sonar and infrared sensors to let your robot see its own way
- Use a USB webcam to have your robot seek out and track colored objects or movements
- Communicate with the servomotors of a robosailboat using a longrange wireless interface
- Teach your robosailboat to navigate to a bearing and distance using GPS
- Connect your BeagleBone Black to a flight controller to guide robots through the air
- Make your robots autonomous and capable of controlling themselves