This work provides the hobbyist with detailed mechanical, electronic, and PIC microcontroller knowledge needed to build and program a snake, frog, turtle, and alligator robots. It focuses on the construction of each robot in detail, and then explores the world of slithering, jumping, swimming, and walking robots, and the artificial intelligence needed with these platforms.
Introduction
A Brief History
How
amphibians achieve locomotion
Software control
algorithms
Stages of
Construction
Mechanical
Construction
Theory and construction of Various
Sensors
A study of the PIC
Microcontroller
Programming
Coordinating
the servos for walking
Monitoring the
sensors
Output of
sound
Controlling light-emitting
diodes
Making sure the robots display lifelike
behavior
Artificial Intelligence
Experiments
Individual Amphibian
Projects
Snake
Frog
Turtle
Lizard
Adding
an Ultrasonic Rangefinding Sensor
Mapping out rooms
Focusing on Narrow
Objects
Interfacing a Model Airplane Radio
Transmitter
Using the Controller Board to Give the Robots
Remote Control
Robotic
Gripper
Mechanical
Construction
Mounting the Gripper to the
Robot
Software and
Programming
Taking it
Further
Adding Features and
Improvements