Tuesday, May 18, 2010

MINI LINE FOLLOWER


Hai, This is our Mini Line follower, this line follower is in the size of CD, the maximum size of the bot is equal to the size of the compact disc. The CPU for the line follower is ATMEGA 16, here we are using 5 IR sensors to sense the line, The main advantage of the line follower is AUTO CALIBRATION , the ir sensors automatically calibrates the line colors value . One H bridge motor driver L293D is used to drive the motors, Two 500 rpm gear headed motors are used . Here we are using differential drive. One Castor wheel is used in the center. One 8x2 lcd is used to read the sensors values, for setting , etc. Coming to battery section, we used two 3.7v / 2 Amps battery connected in series .And last , the bot is having to facility of in system programming . The above all the major components of the mini line follower.

ADVANTAGES OF THE MINI:

1. TOO SMALL IN SIZE
2. LESS WEIGHT
3. HIGH SPEED
4. AUTO CALIBRATION
5. LONG TIME BATTERY BACK UP
6. ACCURATE TURNS etc., etc., etc., etc.,

AWARDS:

(2009) First, Mini participated in IIT shastra 2009, but he failed. Not too bad, he got sixth position among the 80 participants .

(2009)Next in IIT Calicut, he got second place in the NEXUS EVENT , prilms for IIT Bomby

(2010) After that Mini participated 3 events in DAKSH 2010 organized by SASTRA UINVERSITY , out of three events he got prizes in two events

* FIRST position in Orion Event
* SECOND position in Lost Event.

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