Building a Line Following Robot

Here is part 1 of a multi-part article I'm writing about "How I Built a Line Following Robot":

• Part 1: Selecting the sensors, building the eight element in-line sensor array, constructing the motors and caster.
• Part 2: Coming soon.

Software and Hardware

This robot is built using the concepts and ideas of a college electronics course called "Embedded Systems". The following will be the heart of the systems discussed for this robot:

• Microcontroller: Basic Stamp 2
• Programming Language: PBASIC
• Integrated Development Environment (IDE) (The software where you write, debug and test your programs.) from Paralax.com.
• Development Board: Board of Education

And topics about this robot are subdivided into these areas. Just click on the link to be taken to that page.

• Line Sensors
• Line Sensing Algorithm
• Power Supplies
• Development Board
• Programming
• Motors
• Motor Control(PID)

Overall Theory and Block Diagram

This page discusses general topics. For specifics on the items in the list above, click on the desired link.