Mirko Pavleski
Published © GPL3+

Arduino two weel self Balancing Robot

This is a relatively simple, visually effective balancing robot project that only requires four components to make.

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Arduino two weel self Balancing Robot

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
×1
MPU6050 Accelerometer module
×1
Motor driver L298N 5AD type
×1
DC Motor, 12 V
DC Motor, 12 V
×2
Wheels
×2
Rechargeable Battery, Lithium Ion
Rechargeable Battery, Lithium Ion
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
Solder Wire, Lead Free
Solder Wire, Lead Free

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Schematics

Schematic

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Code

Code

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#include "I2Cdev.h"
#include <PID_v1.h> //From https://github.com/br3ttb/Arduino-PID-Library/blob/master/PID_v1.h
#include "MPU6050_6Axis_MotionApps20.h" //https://github.com/jrowberg/i2cdevlib/tree/master/Arduino/MPU6050
MPU6050 mpu;
// MPU control/status vars
bool dmpReady = false;  // set true if DMP init was successful
uint8_t mpuIntStatus;   // holds actual interrupt status byte from MPU
uint8_t devStatus;      // return status after each device operation (0 = success, !0 = error)
uint16_t packetSize;    // expected DMP packet size (default is 42 bytes)
uint16_t fifoCount;     // count of all bytes currently in FIFO
uint8_t fifoBuffer[64]; // FIFO storage buffer
// orientation/motion vars
Quaternion q;           // [w, x, y, z]         quaternion container
VectorFloat gravity;    // [x, y, z]            gravity vector
float ypr[3];           // [yaw, pitch, roll]   yaw/pitch/roll container and gravity vector
/*********Tune these 4 values for your BOT*********/
double setpoint= 182; //set the value when the bot is perpendicular to ground using serial monitor. 
//Read the project documentation on circuitdigest.com to learn how to set these values
double Kp = 15; //21 Set this first
double Kd = 0.9; //0.8 Set this secound
double Ki = 140; //140 Finally set this 
/******End of values setting*********/
double input, output;
PID pid(&input, &output, &setpoint, Kp, Ki, Kd, DIRECT);
volatile bool mpuInterrupt = false;     // indicates whether MPU interrupt pin has gone high
void dmpDataReady()
{
    mpuInterrupt = true;
}
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  // initialize device
    Serial.println(F("Initializing I2C devices..."));
    mpu.initialize();
     // verify connection
    Serial.println(F("Testing device connections..."));
    Serial.println(mpu.testConnection() ? F("MPU6050 connection successful") : F("MPU6050 connection failed"));
    // load and configure the DMP
    devStatus = mpu.dmpInitialize();
    // supply your own gyro offsets here, scaled for min sensitivity
    mpu.setXGyroOffset(-479);
    mpu.setYGyroOffset(84);
    mpu.setZGyroOffset(15);
    mpu.setZAccelOffset(1638); 
      // make sure it worked (returns 0 if so)
    if (devStatus == 0)
    {
        // turn on the DMP, now that it's ready
        Serial.println(F("Enabling DMP..."));
        mpu.setDMPEnabled(true);
        // enable Arduino interrupt detection
        Serial.println(F("Enabling interrupt detection (Arduino external interrupt 0)..."));
        attachInterrupt(0, dmpDataReady, RISING);
        mpuIntStatus = mpu.getIntStatus();
        // set our DMP Ready flag so the main loop() function knows it's okay to use it
        Serial.println(F("DMP ready! Waiting for first interrupt..."));
        dmpReady = true;
        // get expected DMP packet size for later comparison
        packetSize = mpu.dmpGetFIFOPacketSize();
        //setup PID
        pid.SetMode(AUTOMATIC);
        pid.SetSampleTime(10);
        pid.SetOutputLimits(-255, 255);
    }
    else
    {
        // ERROR!
        // 1 = initial memory load failed
        // 2 = DMP configuration updates failed
        // (if it's going to break, usually the code will be 1)
        Serial.print(F("DMP Initialization failed (code "));
        Serial.print(devStatus);
        Serial.println(F(")"));
    }
//Initialise the Motor outpu pins
    pinMode (6, OUTPUT);
    pinMode (9, OUTPUT);
    pinMode (10, OUTPUT);
    pinMode (11, OUTPUT);
//By default turn off both the motors
    analogWrite(6,LOW);
    analogWrite(9,LOW);
    analogWrite(10,LOW);
    analogWrite(11,LOW);
}
void loop() {
    // if programming failed, don't try to do anything
    if (!dmpReady) return;
    // wait for MPU interrupt or extra packet(s) available
    while (!mpuInterrupt && fifoCount < packetSize)
    {
        //no mpu data - performing PID calculations and output to motors     
        pid.Compute();
        //Print the value of Input and Output on serial monitor to check how it is working.
        Serial.print(input); Serial.print(" =>"); Serial.println(output);
        if (input>150 && input<200){//If the Bot is falling 
        if (output>0) //Falling towards front 
        Forward(); //Rotate the wheels forward 
        else if (output<0) //Falling towards back
        Reverse(); //Rotate the wheels backward 
        }
        else //If Bot not falling
        Stop(); //Hold the wheels still
    }
    // reset interrupt flag and get INT_STATUS byte
    mpuInterrupt = false;
    mpuIntStatus = mpu.getIntStatus();
    // get current FIFO count
    fifoCount = mpu.getFIFOCount();
    // check for overflow (this should never happen unless our code is too inefficient)
    if ((mpuIntStatus & 0x10) || fifoCount == 1024)
    {
        // reset so we can continue cleanly
        mpu.resetFIFO();
        Serial.println(F("FIFO overflow!"));
    // otherwise, check for DMP data ready interrupt (this should happen frequently)
    }
    else if (mpuIntStatus & 0x02)
    {
        // wait for correct available data length, should be a VERY short wait
        while (fifoCount < packetSize) fifoCount = mpu.getFIFOCount();
        // read a packet from FIFO
        mpu.getFIFOBytes(fifoBuffer, packetSize);
        // track FIFO count here in case there is > 1 packet available
        // (this lets us immediately read more without waiting for an interrupt)
        fifoCount -= packetSize;
        mpu.dmpGetQuaternion(&q, fifoBuffer); //get value for q
        mpu.dmpGetGravity(&gravity, &q); //get value for gravity
        mpu.dmpGetYawPitchRoll(ypr, &q, &gravity); //get value for ypr
        input = ypr[1] * 180/M_PI + 180;
   }
}
void Forward() //Code to rotate the wheel forward 
{
    analogWrite(6,output);
    analogWrite(9,0);
    analogWrite(10,output);
    analogWrite(11,0);
    Serial.print("F"); //Debugging information 
}
void Reverse() //Code to rotate the wheel Backward  
{
    analogWrite(6,0);
    analogWrite(9,output*-1);
    analogWrite(10,0);
    analogWrite(11,output*-1);
    Serial.print("R");
}
void Stop() //Code to stop both the wheels
{
    analogWrite(6,0);
    analogWrite(9,0);
    analogWrite(10,0);
    analogWrite(11,0);
    Serial.print("S");
}

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Mirko Pavleski
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