by Sam Sidebotham | Jul 31, 2023 | Year 12
Work Completed No, Winston is not currently walking. I couldn’t think of a title. Anyway, a lot of progress has been made since the end of the last semester, where only a single leg was functional in vertical movement based on input from a potentiometer. Now,...
by Sam Sidebotham | Jul 24, 2023 | Year 12
WINSTON W.I.N.S.T.O.N is an inverse kinematics-based robotic companion, which combines artificial intelligence with dynamic locomotion to assist in tasks that the user may be unable to complete. W.I.N.S.T.O.N makes use of various sensors to traverse diverse terrains...
by Sam Sidebotham | Jun 5, 2023 | Year 12
Work I Completed This week I have been developing further a new iteration of design for Winston, one which eliminates the issue of friction and accounts for the issue of tension. For friction, I eliminate the problem almost entirely by placing a bike bearing at the...
by Sam Sidebotham | May 30, 2023 | Year 12
Work I Completed Over the last week I have been going through even more iterations of Winston’s physical design. I have successfully translated a desired height into movement of the limbs. I did this with a 10k potentiometer, which was mapped from 220 to 300, a...
by Sam Sidebotham | May 21, 2023 | Year 12
Work I Completed During this past week I have been working through understanding more of the ADAfruit PWM servo library. I have been attempting to learn how to use multiple servo motors simultaneously so I can apply it with respect to my project soon. I have learnt...
by Sam Sidebotham | May 14, 2023 | Year 12
Work I Completed This week, I have made more decisions toward Winston’s requirements and design and have finally made progress to creating him. After I decided on the motors which I wanted to use last week, that being 4 HS-311s and 8 SG90s, there was some...
