Robot Chassis

The Robot Controller is a very compact solution for controlling small and medium size robots using an Infrared remote. The project is fully Arduino compatible and consists of an ATMEGA328 microcontroller, 2 x BD6211 motor drivers, TSOP1838 IR sensor. BD6211 H-bridge is a full bridge driver for brush motor. The reference pin of BD6211 is pulled high and needs 2 x input to control the direction of the motor. 2 input pins of BD6211 are connected to ATMEGA328 for direction control of the motor.  The project can be used to drive dual motors for 3-wheel robots or 4 x mini-DC motors. Input power supply 4.5V to 5.5V DC, the project can drive load up to 1A for each channel. Connector CN1 is provided to program the ATMEGA328 chips using Arduino IDE.

Product consists of 20 non-contact infrared reflective sensors and each sensor provides an analog output. QRD114 sensor is the heart of the project which includes Infrared LED and photosensor.  The output of each sensor is high and goes low as objects or lines detected. The analog output voltage is proportional to IR reflected back to the sensor. The project has been designed to be used in robotics applications for line follower or multi-object sensor. Sensor requires 5V DC to work, all LEDs have current limiting resistors, each output has a pull resistor, and the normal output of each sensor is high due to the pull-up resistor and goes low as object or line is detected. IR LEDs power ON/OFF can be controlled using Q1 BD140 PNP BJT transistor which requires a low voltage for normal operation or all IR LED and can be powered up to 5V DC  with help of VL input pin. Two 3mm mountings provided for easy mounting on robot chassis. By reflected infrared light, it can detect transitions from light to dark or any objected comes across the sensor.

Battery Service

Chotu is a compact mini robot platform featuring Arduino-compatible hardware, dual DC motors, battery support, and multiple sensor options. It can detect obstacles, follow lines, perform dance movements, and much more.