my new project , a smart tank controlled by a computer

J4D · 2010-02-05T11:30:04+00:00

i would like to show you some pics of the process of making this tank until its completion. opinions welcome ! :) commands from the computer will be wirele...

xterm

Nicely done Jad, Ayman and Nader.

J4D

Thanks.

J4D

project is nearing its finish , Sharp IR sensor is installed at the front of the tank , a rotational IR "radar" is to be set atop the vehicle . program now is very advanced taking action from joysticks and various inputs , as well as 4 outputs to be increased to 8 soon ! :) here are the new pics , a full report will be released on the project once we finish . a software part by the programing team Ayman Farhat and Nader Sleiman , and a hardware part by me .

Aj_BlaZ

why didn't you use infrared instead of antenna would have been cooler ;)

Aj_BlaZ

maybe this :s http://www.dharmanitech.com/2009/01/ir-remote-controlled-car-pwm-motor.html

battikh

infrared? he would need to have a direct line of sight at all time and would have to point towards the tank to send commands. infrared sucks big time.
i still vote for bluetooth (or WiFi) and controlling it from a phone. even better, using and iphone/ipod touch or whatever phone has an accelerometer to drive it.

Aj_BlaZ

but still infrared doesnt require antenna
edited:lol

J4D

im not looking for cooler , im looking for functionality , with RF i have freedom to move anywhere with no line of sight ;) while with IR i need to have the TX facing the tank at all times .

Aj_BlaZ

battikh you can guide by some link how to do so would have been better than talking ...

J4D

battikh wroteinfrared? he would need to have a direct line of sight at all time and would have to point towards the tank to send commands. infrared sucks big time.
i still vote for bluetooth (or WiFi) and controlling it from a phone. even better, using and iphone/ipod touch or whatever phone has an accelerometer to drive it.

i wrote what i wrote above before seeing what you wrote :)

yeah blutooth or wifi would be great as well as controlled with a mobile , will be hopefully in a next step ;)

nablaux

any motion planning implemented? how would it move to a specific place?

Good job. It seems very nice indeed.

J4D

ohh yeah , you reminded me :) the tank now has a sophisticated grid system for its movement , you can now draw a trajectory that the tank can follow , and soon we can just give the tank the final destination and it can go there .

Ayman

Yalla soon nshala we can have it with a new enhanced layout with one main window and many more options are to come, such as maze solving capability ;)

J4D

new development ! , i spotted a big old retired bomb disposal robot at UNI ! that im planning to rewire to become an extended development of this project , waiting for approval to start the conversion . the robot entitled has a hydrolic arm as well . this is me inspecting the rover . more details as the conversion starts :)
this time i think i will go with Battikh's suggestion and use blutooth , with a blutooth enabled laptop inside the tank .

razm

Just seeing these, nice work!!

A thought, regarding the last pic:
Since you're planning on putting a laptop in it, wouldn't it be easier to setup a wireless network instead of bluetooth? Or am I totally off??

J4D

its blutooth because im planning on controlling it with a mobile device . it can be accomplished with a wireless wifi network as well , a server client model or even adhoc . well we will see where the wind takes us regarding this project , but since its huge i guess there is room for a mobile controller and a client server system with a camera and the such .

J4D

UPDATE !

The tank now follows any line on the floor , sorry for the bad quality of the video , i dont want to wait for a big upload to finish :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc4ppjxYjSk

kareem_nasser

What can i see, i hope you are to be considered and recognized by our governments and the university you're in.

J4D

Got informed today that I'll be presenting the tank in the AUST CCE EXPO on Monday from 2-6 PM the only junior among seniors ! , meet you there if you are free :)

ballouta

im really impressed with your work man.. keep up the good work !! :)

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