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Published inDec 2013
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781783559329
Edition1st Edition
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Richard Grimmett
Richard Grimmett
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Richard Grimmett

Richard Grimmett has more fun that should be allowed working on robotics projects while teaching Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University Idaho. He has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Leadership Studies. He also has 26 years of experience in the Radar and Telecommunications industries, and even has one of the original brick phones. He has written books on the basics of using the BeagleBone Black for robotics projects, and another for the Raspberry PI and yet another for the Arduino.
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Mission briefing


Perhaps the easiest way to make your projects mobile is to add a wheeled platform. In this project, you will be introduced to some of the basics of controlling DC motors and using the BeagleBone Black to control the speed and direction of your wheeled platform.

Why is it awesome?

Even though you can talk to your board, and it can talk back and see, you need to make it mobile to really call it a robot. In this project, you'll learn how to attach your board, both mechanically and electrically, to a wheeled platform. Mobility—what could be more amazing than that?

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Your objectives

In this project you will:

  • Use a motor controller to control the speed of...

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BeagleBone Robotic Projects
Published in: Dec 2013Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781783559329

Author (1)

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Richard Grimmett

Richard Grimmett has more fun that should be allowed working on robotics projects while teaching Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University Idaho. He has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Leadership Studies. He also has 26 years of experience in the Radar and Telecommunications industries, and even has one of the original brick phones. He has written books on the basics of using the BeagleBone Black for robotics projects, and another for the Raspberry PI and yet another for the Arduino.
Read more about Richard Grimmett