/* Copyright (C) 2015 Daniel Watson See the end of the file for license conditions. */ // challenge-bot // GNU AGPLv3 (or later at your option) // project available here: // https://challenge-bot.com/ /* this holds an hc-sr04 sonar sensor to a 3/16 inch deck. http://fritzing.org/projects/hc-sr04-project it can hold the sonar sensor either facing down, or forwards. when facing down, it can detect if it passes over the edge of a table. when facing forwards, it can detect and follow something in front of it. */ $fn = 60; // 3/16 inch in mm deck_depth = 4.7625; // 1/4 inch in mm = 6.35 // subtract a little to be a squeeze fit deck_depth = 4.7625 - 0.4; // sonar sensor measurements taken with calipers: // 10.82 in between, 42.33 outside, 15.82 diameter // measured diameter of 15.82 with calipers, // but when printed ends up being too small, so add some sonar_diameter = 15.82 + 0.4; sonar_radius = sonar_diameter / 2; sonar_height = 13.8; between_sonar_centers = sonar_diameter + 10.82; // the sonar cylinders are placed on the pcb at slightly different positions // from one sensor to the next, so this allows for that variance. between_sonar_centers_variance = 2; // keep at least this much plastic surrounding the sonar cylinder on all sides buffer = 3; binder_clip_attacher_length = 30; // not measured; just a rough estimate screw_hole = 2.2; sonar_holder_length = buffer + between_sonar_centers + sonar_diameter + buffer + binder_clip_attacher_length; sonar_holder_width = buffer + sonar_diameter + buffer; // sonar_holder_depth is deck_depth minus a little bit to make arm fit // into deck holder sonar_holder_depth = deck_depth - 0.7875; deck_holder_length = sonar_holder_depth * 2 + deck_depth + 15; module sonar_holder_2d() { difference() { square([sonar_holder_length, sonar_holder_width]); } } module sonars() { translate([between_sonar_centers / 2, 0, 0]) { cylinder(r = sonar_radius, h = sonar_height); } // for the variance with which the physical sonar cylinders are placed translate([between_sonar_centers / 2 - between_sonar_centers_variance, 0, 0]) { cylinder(r = sonar_radius, h = sonar_height); translate([0, -sonar_radius, 0]) { cube([between_sonar_centers_variance, sonar_diameter, sonar_height]); } } translate([-between_sonar_centers / 2, 0, 0]) { cylinder(r = sonar_radius, h = sonar_height); } } module sonar_holder() { difference() { difference() { cube([sonar_holder_length, sonar_holder_width, sonar_holder_depth]); translate([sonar_holder_length - between_sonar_centers, sonar_holder_width / 2, -0.05]) { sonars(); } } translate([binder_clip_attacher_length / 2, sonar_holder_width / 2], 0) { cylinder(r = screw_hole, h = sonar_holder_depth); } } } module attaching_piece() { linear_extrude(height = sonar_holder_depth) { difference() { square(sonar_holder_width, center = true); circle(screw_hole); } } } /* This file is part of challenge-bot. Challenge-bot is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. GNU Affero Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with challenge-bot. If not, see . */