create a list of parts for a single robot
[challenge-bot] / arduino-sketches / follow / follow.ino
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14 */
15
16 // define which pins are connected to which components
17 int right_motor_speed_pin = 3; // orange wire
18 int right_motor_forward_pin = 4; // brown
19 int right_motor_backward_pin = 5; // purple
20
21 int right_echo_pin = 6; // white
22 int right_trigger_pin = 7; // blue
23
24 int left_motor_speed_pin = 8; // orange
25 int left_motor_forward_pin = 9; // brown
26 int left_motor_backward_pin = 10; // purple
27
28 int left_echo_pin = 11; // white
29 int left_trigger_pin = 12; // blue
30
31 // you'll need to adjust these based on your sonar sensor's behavior
32 int desired_right_ping_time = 800;
33 int desired_left_ping_time = 800;
34
35 void on(int pin){
36 digitalWrite(pin, HIGH);}
37
38 void off(int pin){
39 digitalWrite(pin, LOW);}
40
41 void set_motor(int speed_pin,
42 int forward_pin,
43 int backward_pin,
44 int speed){
45 if(speed > 0){
46 off(backward_pin);
47 on(forward_pin);}
48 else if(speed < 0){
49 off(forward_pin);
50 on(backward_pin);
51 speed = -speed;}
52 else{ // speed is 0
53 off(forward_pin);
54 off(backward_pin);}
55 // since speed has been set positive, no need to check if speed < -255.
56 if(speed > 255){
57 speed = 255;}
58 analogWrite(speed_pin, speed);}
59
60 void go(int left_motor_speed, int right_motor_speed){
61 set_motor(left_motor_speed_pin,
62 left_motor_forward_pin,
63 left_motor_backward_pin,
64 left_motor_speed);
65 set_motor(right_motor_speed_pin,
66 right_motor_forward_pin,
67 right_motor_backward_pin,
68 right_motor_speed);}
69
70 int ping(int trigger, int echo){
71 int ping_time = 0;
72 // turn off trigger
73 off(trigger);
74 delayMicroseconds(2);
75 // turn on the trigger and leave it on long enough for the
76 // sonar sensor to notice
77 on(trigger);
78 delayMicroseconds(10);
79 off(trigger);
80 ping_time = pulseIn(echo, HIGH);
81 if(ping_time <= 0){
82 ping_time = 3000;}
83 // sonar needs some time to recover before pinging again,
84 // so make sure it gets enough sleep right here. 50 milliseconds
85 delay(50);
86 return ping_time;}
87
88 void backup(int backup_time){
89 go(-250, -250);
90 delay(backup_time);}
91
92 void turn_around(int turn_around_time){
93 go(-250, 250);
94 delay(turn_around_time);}
95
96 void setup(){
97 Serial.begin(9600);
98
99 pinMode(right_motor_speed_pin, OUTPUT);
100 pinMode(right_motor_forward_pin, OUTPUT);
101 pinMode(right_motor_backward_pin, OUTPUT);
102
103 pinMode(right_echo_pin, INPUT);
104 pinMode(right_trigger_pin, OUTPUT);
105
106 pinMode(left_motor_speed_pin, OUTPUT);
107 pinMode(left_motor_forward_pin, OUTPUT);
108 pinMode(left_motor_backward_pin, OUTPUT);
109
110 pinMode(left_echo_pin, INPUT);
111 pinMode(left_trigger_pin, OUTPUT);
112
113 off(left_motor_speed_pin);
114 off(left_motor_forward_pin);
115 off(left_motor_backward_pin);
116 off(left_trigger_pin);
117
118 off(right_motor_speed_pin);
119 off(right_motor_forward_pin);
120 off(right_motor_backward_pin);
121 off(right_trigger_pin);}
122
123 void loop(){
124 int left_speed;
125 int right_speed;
126
127 int forward_speed = 250;
128 int stop_speed = 0;
129
130 unsigned int actual_left_ping_time = ping(left_trigger_pin, left_echo_pin);
131 unsigned int actual_right_ping_time = ping(right_trigger_pin, right_echo_pin);
132
133 left_speed = actual_left_ping_time - desired_left_ping_time;
134 right_speed = actual_right_ping_time - desired_right_ping_time;
135
136 Serial.print("left: ping = ");
137 Serial.print(actual_left_ping_time);
138 Serial.print(" speed = ");
139 Serial.print(left_speed);
140 Serial.print(" right: ping = ");
141 Serial.print(actual_right_ping_time);
142 Serial.print(" speed = ");
143 Serial.println(right_speed);
144
145 go(left_speed, right_speed);}