Andrew's Leap

Summer 1997

Perception

Draft: June 14, 1997.

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1. Sensors
   
   Handouts: Find a simple introduction to voltage divider and/or CdS. Or write one. Ditto the ADC.
   
   Lab: Build an analog input device for your robot---a steering wheel. Protoboard, pot, resistor, bench supply, use the CdS port on the peripheral card, write a program that reads the voltage and drives the motors as appropriate. Think of something better, something that is relevant to their final project.
   
   
   1. Bump switch
   2. CdS photoresistor
   3. Voltage divider
   4. Analog to digital convertor (ADC)
   5. Sensor configuration: