Sunday, 1 May 2011

Codename: Bhai Sahab 2.0

What we need:
  1. Wheels
  2. Motors
  3. MEMS Accelerometer & Gyroscope
  4. Motor Controllers
  5. Batteries
  6. Lots of nuts&bolts,transistors,resistors,diodes,microcontrollers....

and all that in Karachi, the hub of Pakistan :)
Cost -  high Rs. 50,000 maybe more... but certainly not this:
Enough has been said on gyros and accelerometers by everyone who tried making a balancing vehicle/robot. First thing ordered is the IMU Combo Board - 3 Degrees of Freedom - ADXL203/ADXRS613 from creative electron, a sparkfun distributor here in Pakistan.

What actually restricts the design are the motors. Motors capable of carrying a person's weight are not really easy to find, it's wise to find the motors and make your design around it. Here's what's possible
-Wheelchair Motors (110 - 120 rpm) - can be trusted for carrying a person
-Survey Shershah scrap market for geared motors (unreliable, impossible to find two motors exactly same)
-Use motors,chain-sprocket used in electric scooters

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