swerve drive with arduino mega 2560

[ajlapp]

What type of operater station do you have and how will it communicate with the Mega? Wireless? Wired (tethered?

I've been slowly walking her towards these next steps.

Our free RobotOpen library and driver station will make tele-operation via wifi dead simple once she gets there. RC is an option too, but why not use the stuff designed for Arduino.

http://www.team221.com/robotopen/index.html

I think she can run this thing in autonomous only mode as well...she never mentioned needing tele-operation.

[beckster1999]

i would like to make it so that it is possible to drive it with sensors or a remote, as in have them both as an option. but im not sure how to put either a sensor or connect a remote to it. for me, the steps are really the things I need the most help with

[beckster1999]

also, im not sure what kind of sensor i should use

[beckster1999]

im going to use four IR sensors; one in each direction

[ajlapp]

Before this project gets all the way off the rails let's just keep making some forward progress.

The very next step you need to accomplish is to get the speed controller spinning the motor using commands from the Arduino. The "Servo" example is a good starting point.

Start there and see if you can get any action.

[beckster1999]

I cant find it.... also, i can talk at most points but I can only work on it from about 10-11 each day with maybe half an hour to an hour difference in when, but still only an hour of work

[ajlapp]

In the Arduino IDE

File->examples->servo

[beckster1999]

it's not there

[beckster1999]

it has servo mood indicator

[ajlapp]

make sure you have the newest IDE installed....I'm using 1.6.9...servo is under "examples" near the bottom.

[beckster1999]

as in the newest upgrade

[Mike Bortfeldt]

If you are still having trouble finding it, you can find an example servo application here.

Mike

[tr6scott]

See attachment.

[beckster1999]

i don't think that there are servos on it yet

[beckster1999]

and it is also arduino 1.6.9