Robot ground vehicle, just add brains. See it running at:
I thought I would like to start building ground vehicles & high powered servos and offering them for sale. This is the first attempt at a large rolling chassis - it happily carries people around for rides and has a wheelbase of approx 865mm (a bit less than a yard).
It is:
- 24V with 12V and UBEC available on board
- Large slow revving brush motor that is ultra reliable and very quiet
- Massively powerful steering servo
- Simple RC inputs for steering and motor drive
- Forward and reverse controlled by transmitter stick position
- Heavy duty 25mm frame to carry sensors, arms, manipulators, etc
Cost? Somewhere around the sort of price you would expect to pay for an RC car at your local hobby shop.
Comments
The motor power is about 400W, they are made for reliability and low noise rather than all out power. Still, they have huge torque and the rover will effortlessly climb until the wheels lose traction.
I certainly like to hear more. This will solve some of my Sparkfun AVC issues, and create others! LOL
Very cool! What's the wattage on that motor? I've been looking at 500 or 1000 watt motors for a similar project, I just don't know what sort of practical power those really put out.
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