November 2017
Beginner
210 pages
4h 41m
English
Content preview from ESP8266 Robotics Projects
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Rover 5 chassis
Rover 5 (Figure 8.1) is a tracked chassis that allows you to build robot vehicles that can be driven over many types of surfaces and uneven terrain:
Figure 8.1: Rover 5 tracked chassis. Image courtesy of Pololu (https://www.pololu.com)
The chassis consists of the following things:
- Plastic body
- 6-AA battery holder
- Two brushed DC motors
With only four motor leads and two battery leads (Figure 8.2), it is easy to interface the chassis with the DC Motor and Stepper FeatherWing:
Figure 8.2: Motor and battery leads. Image courtesy ...