Pi Wars 2024

Jacob Sims

Apr 112 min read

Compass/Magnetometer

Using the ultrasonic sensors for navigation is close, but no cigar just yet! There's an issue due to having no visibility of the corners...

Jacob Sims

Apr 73 min read

Autonomy Stuff

Hmm the end of the weekend has come too soon! Today I tied the ultrasound sensors into a basic maze navigation system: in short, go...

Jacob Sims

Apr 62 min read

Saturday PiWars-ing

This weekend I am hoping to break the back of the PiWars robot, and identify any key areas of concern going forward into the last 2...

Jacob Sims

Apr 43 min read

Trials and Tribulations of Ultrasonic Sensors

For navigation during the autonomous phases of the competition, the rover will utilise HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensors. These are...

Jacob Sims

Mar 213 min read

Transmission Design

The rover uses a novel transmission design whereby all motors are mounted to the chassis, and drive lateral shafts via bevel gears. The...

Jacob Sims

Mar 211 min read

The Robot's Backstory

This year's Pi Wars entry is a development of my 2022 entry for the UKSEDS Olympus Rover Trials. This student competition challenges...

Jacob Sims

Mar 71 min read

Pi Wars 2024: Here we go!

Finally getting around to starting the blog properly, I've already posted a load of stuff on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JsortRover...