The table below provides examples, tutorials and other resources that will help you learn about some of the many sensors you can use to build your robot.
Description
Resources
CMUcam Vision Sensor
Add a CMUcam vision sensor to your robot to allow it to track colorful objects.
Pick up a CMUcam Cable and Mounting Kit from the RidgeSoft store to interface your CMUcam to the IntelliBrain robotics controller and mount the camera on your IntelliBrain-Bot robot.
QRB1134 photoreflectors make great line sensors and can also be used with the IntelliBrain-Bot for wheel position encoding. These sensors attach to an analog input port but require a current limited circuit to power the emitter. The IntelliBrain controller provides an extra pin on four of its analog ports to power the emitter on these sensors.
Purchase a line sensor kit from the RidgeSoft store with two sensors and mounting hardware to mount them on the underside of your IntelliBrain-Bot.
The Devantech magnetic compass allows a robot to sense direction based on the Earth's magnetic field. The CMPS03 has a pulse interface and an I2C interface.
The Devantech sonar range finders are great little sensors for sensing objects and measuring distances. The SRF04 provides a pulse output that can interface to the IntelliBrain, Handy Board or Sumo11 controllers. The SRF08 is more sophisticated and requires an I2C port, so it only works with the IntelliBrain.
The Nubotics WheelWatcher sensors are excellent quadrature shaft encoders designed specifically for use with hobby servo motors (WW-01) and Solarbotics gearhead motors (WW-02). These are great sensors for speed and position control, navigation, odometry, kinematics and stall detection applications.
