Line follower

A line follower built for as part of an electronics course. Design and construction is done from scratch.

Consists of elements from analog sensing, digital logic, and driver circuits.

• Video of line follower in action - Youtube 720p

Outline

The project had the following outline:

• An autonomous unit following a dark line on a bright background
• Logic 1 (5V) when detector is over line, otherwise logic 0 (0V), CMOS technology
• Motors controlled by driver circuit
• Turn off when no line under detectors
• Steering right/left accomplished in 3 phases; straight ahead, 5 degree, and 10 degree
• Powered by a battery power-source

Report

Below is the corresponding report and further details. It's in norwegian but it should be possible to translate it using some online service.

• Line Follower report May 2010 - In norwegian, PDF

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