Friday, December 1, 2023

Using the TCRT5000 Photo Reflective Sensor as a Line Following Sensor

In this video we are looking at how to use the TCRT5000 photo reflective sensor for line following.  Line following will be utilized by the Zoomie for guidance during all straight line driving.  We will cover the many aspects of the sensor including how I tested the sensors analog output over a variety of different line types.  

PICO / Micropython specific discussions include:

  • Measuring read time of the sensor
  • Writing testing reading to a file inside the PICO
  • Graphing the analog readings to "see" the line transition



Cheers!
Chris

at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

045 Scheduler Side Trip Plan (Robot Driving Instructions)

This video details the robot driving instruction creation and coding.  The robot needs to travel from place to place which is a lot more cha...

  • The first introductory video for the ZoomTown experiment is now on YouTube
     The first introductory video has been posted on YouTube.  If you are at all interested in PICOs, robotic cars, transportation, you may want...
  • (no title)
     Today is the official start of the ZoomTown experiment.  These first few videos will set the stage for the entire series.  Let's get th...
  • (no title)
    August 5, 2023 Welcome to the ZoomTown blog.  This will be the communications portal for the ZoomTown experiment that will be presented on m...