From f97c5040d273eef431d89fe7bfcd0fe8d5915510 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nico Melone Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2018 14:40:17 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Create README.md --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..87673f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +# PS4-controlled-robot +The code to control a robot using Arduinos and a PS4 controller + +This project was the coding portion for designing, building, and operating a robot for the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering competition November 2017. This was collaborative project with 4 members total with each person bringing a different background to achieve the overall goal. There were 2 Mechincal Engineering, 1 Industrial Engineering, and 1 Computer Science student. The idea was to creat a robot that had a controllable arm mounted to a platform that allowed the robot to move around a play area. + +The arm had 4 degrees of freedom along with a gripper that was all controlled by a PS4 controller as well as the movement of the Vex Mechinum wheels allowing for omnidirectional movement. This was all enabled with the use of 2 Arduino microcontrollers, an Arduino Duo and an Arduino Mega, that worked in tandum to control each motor or servo individually. This project took about 2 months to complete in our spare time after classes and during competition we won 2nd place. This was the first time any of us had ever built a robot and it was our schools first time competeing in this competition. From 2ac544b3b55e0287e408717a6c6729bbdac76e06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nico Melone Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:58:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update README.md --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 87673f1..6245152 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # PS4-controlled-robot The code to control a robot using Arduinos and a PS4 controller -This project was the coding portion for designing, building, and operating a robot for the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering competition November 2017. This was collaborative project with 4 members total with each person bringing a different background to achieve the overall goal. There were 2 Mechincal Engineering, 1 Industrial Engineering, and 1 Computer Science student. The idea was to creat a robot that had a controllable arm mounted to a platform that allowed the robot to move around a play area. +This project was the coding portion for designing, building, and operating a robot for the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering competition November 2017. This was collaborative project with 4 members total with each person bringing a different background to achieve the overall goal. There were 2 Mechanical Engineering, 1 Industrial Engineering, and 1 Computer Science student. The idea was to create a robot that had a controllable arm mounted to a platform that allowed the robot to move around a play area. The arm had 4 degrees of freedom along with a gripper that was all controlled by a PS4 controller as well as the movement of the Vex Mechinum wheels allowing for omnidirectional movement. This was all enabled with the use of 2 Arduino microcontrollers, an Arduino Duo and an Arduino Mega, that worked in tandum to control each motor or servo individually. This project took about 2 months to complete in our spare time after classes and during competition we won 2nd place. This was the first time any of us had ever built a robot and it was our schools first time competeing in this competition.