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Practical Arduino Robotics

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Product type Book
Published in Mar 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804613177
Pages 334 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Lukas Kaul Lukas Kaul
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Lukas Kaul is a robotics Research Scientist, currently working at the Toyota Research Institute in Silicon Valley, where he develops mobile manipulation technologies to support people in their homes and in their workplace. Throughout his career he has worked on projects as diverse as humanoid robots, aerial robots and mobile manipulation systems. A maker at heart, Lukas has been using Arduino technology extensively for more than a decade in countless side-projects, ranging from mapping systems to self-balancing robots. Lukas is passionate about teaching robotics with Arduino to inspire and empower anyone who wants to enter the exciting field of robotics. He holds a PhD degree from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface Part 1: Selecting the Right Components for Your Robots
Chapter 1: Introducing Robotics and the Arduino Ecosystem Chapter 2: Making Robots Perceive the World with Sensors Chapter 3: Making Your Robot Move and Interact with the World with Actuators Chapter 4: Selecting the Right Arduino Board for Your Project Part 2: Writing Effective and Reliable Robot Programs for Arduino
Chapter 5: Getting Started with Robot Programming Chapter 6: Understanding Object-Oriented Programming and Creating Arduino Libraries Chapter 7: Testing and Debugging with the Arduino IDE Part 3: Building the Hardware, Electronics, and UI of Your Robot
Chapter 8: Exploring Mechanical Design and the 3D Printing Toolchain Chapter 9: Designing the Power System of Your Robot Chapter 10: Working with Displays, LEDs, and Sound Chapter 11: Adding Wireless Interfaces to Your Robot Part 4: Advanced Example Projects to Put Your Robotic Skills into Action
Chapter 12: Building an Advanced Line-Following Robot Using a Camera Chapter 13: Building a Self-Balancing, Radio-Controlled Telepresence Robot Chapter 14: Wrapping Up, Next Steps, and a Look Ahead Index Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding electric motors and motor drivers

Even though there is a large variety of actuators you could choose from to power your robot (who would not want to build a rocket-powered robot at some point..?), by far the most common and versatile actuator type for DIY robots is the electric motor. This is why we will focus this chapter exclusively on electric motors. This leaves a lot to cover still since there are several different kinds of distinctly different electric motors that are useful for Arduino projects, all with their unique strengths and weaknesses. By the end of this chapter, you will understand what kinds of electric motor types you can choose from and when to use which.

Fundamentally, all electric motors that are relevant to DIY robotics work the same way. They contain electromagnets (copper coils or windings) that create a magnetic field when electric current flows through them and permanent magnets that are pushed around by this field. The motors are constructed...

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Authors (1)

Profile icon Lukas Kaul
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Lukas Kaul is a robotics Research Scientist, currently working at the Toyota Research Institute in Silicon Valley, where he develops mobile manipulation technologies to support people in their homes and in their workplace. Throughout his career he has worked on projects as diverse as humanoid robots, aerial robots and mobile manipulation systems. A maker at heart, Lukas has been using Arduino technology extensively for more than a decade in countless side-projects, ranging from mapping systems to self-balancing robots. Lukas is passionate about teaching robotics with Arduino to inspire and empower anyone who wants to enter the exciting field of robotics. He holds a PhD degree from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
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