Learning Robotics using Python - Second Edition

The base plate designs

The following diagram shows the robot's base plate. This plate provides provisions for two motors for the differential drive and each caster wheel on the front and back of the base plate. Motors are mentioned as M1 and M2 in the diagram and caster wheels are represented as C1 and C2. It also holds four poles to connect to the next plates. Poles are represented as P1-1, P1-2, P1-3, and P1-4. The screws are indicated as S and we will use the same screws here. There is a hole at the center to bring the wires from the motor to the top of the plate. The plate is cut on the left-hand side and the right-hand side so that the wheels can be attached to the motor. The distance from the center to the caster wheels is mentioned ...