2 Copyright (C) 2015 Daniel Watson
3 See the end of the file for license conditions.
6 // GNU AGPLv3 (or later at your option)
7 // project available here:
8 // https://challenge-bot.com/
11 this holds an hc-sr04 sonar sensor to a 3/16 inch deck.
12 http://fritzing.org/projects/hc-sr04-project
13 it can hold the sonar sensor either facing down, or forwards.
14 when facing down, it can detect if it passes over the edge of a table.
15 when facing forwards, it can detect and follow something in front of it.
20 // 3/16 inch in mm deck_depth = 4.7625;
21 // 1/4 inch in mm = 6.35
22 // subtract a little to be a squeeze fit
23 deck_depth
= 4.7625 - 0.4;
24 // sonar sensor measurements taken with calipers:
25 // 10.82 in between, 42.33 outside, 15.82 diameter
26 // measured diameter of 15.82 with calipers,
27 // but when printed ends up being too small, so add some
28 sonar_diameter
= 15.82 + 0.4;
29 sonar_radius
= sonar_diameter
/ 2;
31 between_sonar_centers
= sonar_diameter
+ 10.82;
32 // the sonar cylinders are placed on the pcb at slightly different positions
33 // from one sensor to the next, so this allows for that variance.
34 between_sonar_centers_variance
= 2;
35 // keep at least this much plastic surrounding the sonar cylinder on all sides
37 binder_clip_attacher_length
= 30; // not measured; just a rough estimate
39 sonar_holder_length
= buffer
+ between_sonar_centers
+ sonar_diameter
+ buffer
+ binder_clip_attacher_length
;
40 sonar_holder_width
= buffer
+ sonar_diameter
+ buffer
;
41 // sonar_holder_depth is deck_depth minus a little bit to make arm fit
43 sonar_holder_depth
= deck_depth
- 0.7875;
45 deck_holder_length
= sonar_holder_depth
* 2 + deck_depth
+ 15;
46 module
sonar_holder_2d() {
48 square([sonar_holder_length
, sonar_holder_width
]); } }
51 translate([between_sonar_centers
/ 2, 0, 0]) {
52 cylinder(r
= sonar_radius
, h
= sonar_height
); }
53 // for the variance with which the physical sonar cylinders are placed
54 translate([between_sonar_centers
/ 2 - between_sonar_centers_variance
, 0, 0]) {
55 cylinder(r
= sonar_radius
, h
= sonar_height
);
56 translate([0, -sonar_radius
, 0]) {
57 cube([between_sonar_centers_variance
, sonar_diameter
, sonar_height
]); } }
58 translate([-between_sonar_centers
/ 2, 0, 0]) {
59 cylinder(r
= sonar_radius
, h
= sonar_height
); } }
61 module
sonar_holder() {
64 cube([sonar_holder_length
, sonar_holder_width
, sonar_holder_depth
]);
65 translate([sonar_holder_length
- between_sonar_centers
, sonar_holder_width
/ 2, -0.05]) {
67 translate([binder_clip_attacher_length
/ 2, sonar_holder_width
/ 2], 0) {
68 cylinder(r
= screw_hole
, h
= sonar_holder_depth
); } } }
70 module
attaching_piece() {
71 linear_extrude(height
= sonar_holder_depth
) {
73 square(sonar_holder_width
, center
= true);
74 circle(screw_hole
); } } }
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