The Arduino — and AVRs in general — have a wide range of power supply options ranging from around 1.8V to 5.5V. The choice of voltage is usually determined by the desired clock speed or power consumption requirements. The Arduino and its many variants have power jacks that allow connections from big, clunky “wall warts.” …
Power Your Arduino From Your Car using AVR microcontroller Using Atmega Read More »
The Arduino — and AVRs in general — have a wide range of power supply options ranging from around 1.8V to 5.5V. The choice of voltage is usually determined by the desired clock speed or power consumption requirements. The Arduino and its many variants have power jacks that allow connections from big, clunky “wall warts.” Alternatively, some …
Overview: We decided to build transmitter and receiver modules for a radio-controlled (RC) car, as well as implement variable-speed motor control and a continuous steering function. The simple speed controls included in most RC kits seldom offer more than three forward speeds and one reverse speed; furthermore, steering controls in most “Radio Shack” toys only …
Introduction The design philosophy behind the JI1000 is a simple, yet powerful microcontroller based mobile security system. At the heart of the JI1000 is the Atmel AT90S4414 8-bit RISC microcontroller. We used the 4414 for this design because a microcontroller is well-suited for a security system. The basic control functions for our system include monitoring …
Clifford Systems JI1000 Car Alarm System Using Atmega Read More »
INTRODUCTION As technology develops, computers are making people’s lives progressively easier and safer. Someday they will be able to drive automobiles, resulting in reduced deaths and accidents. We decided to make a prototype of a self controlled car. We started with a Hot Shot II radio control car and stripped out the radio receiver. Then …
Introduction: For our final project, we decided to enhance the controls of a Hummer RC truck. Our main objective was to demonstrate that an Atmel microcontroller together with basic hardware building blocks can replace all of the car’s original circuitry. Improving the RC truck’s handling involved adding analog control over steering and speed. The original …
EE476 – Final Project Hummer RC Truck Using Atmega Read More »
Introduction cars and vehicles have been integrated into society as one of the most efficient, easiest, accessible means of transportation available. But while it is a convenient and common means of transportation, it is also an incredibly dangerous mode of transport. Thousands of people die in automobile accidents each year, whether it is a collision …
Introduction Let us begin with one key observation: cars are cool. From consumer transportation to manufacturing to childrens’ toys, vehicles in their many forms are some of today’s most influential machines. Autonomous vehicles are already in use in many manufacturing facilities, and they are also sold as toys. Perhaps one day, the world’s highways will …
Introduction: We like car and we like to build our own Atmel Mega32 MCU based radio-controlled NSX. We set three goals in the initial project proposal and they are as the following: (1) Build a RC NSX with the same performance as the original car. (2) Add extra features such as headlights and brake lights. …
Introduction Our project is a Traffic Controller that is sensible to traffic condition and adjust the traffic lights accordingly. Our project tries to simulate the traffic at an intersection, and with the use of sensors (Hall Effect in our case), we adjust the traffic of the intersection base on both the waiting time at the …
