The goal of this project is to develop a robotic platform that will allow us to test a few control strategies and algorithms on a physical piece of hardware. If you are familiar with control theory at all, you might already know where this is headed: The infamous inverted pendulum.
Recent events that some may remember cast a shadow of doubt over batteries, especially around their safety. While it is true that any form of energy storage has the potential to let that energy loose... rather rapidly..., in the case of batteries, this depends heavily on their chemistry.
Wait... Stock market and programming languages? How come we are mixing apples and oranges now? Well, in the past few months you have probably been hearing countless news about the stock market collapsing, then rallying, then collapsing again, and so on. If you are like me, you have also had a bit more spare time than usual due to...
Before starting any project, I always like to start with why. In this case, why bother building a foldable, compact FDM 3D printer, when the current tendency for this type of technology is to become larger and larger, leaving the smaller format prints to SLA or SLS resin printers that can typically handle smaller jobs much better.
Gyroscopes and accelerometers are everywhere. From airplanes and rockets to the smartphone in your pocket. Getting your hands in one of these devices is now easier than ever, and some interesting programming exercises arise from trying to use them effectively.
Autonomous navigation is a complex task. In this blog, I describe my attempt at developing an efficient autonomous navigation algorithm using as few resources as possible. Several variations of the problem arise depending on the situation, and complex problems such as autonomous cars and drones stem from this discipline.