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Simple MPU6050 IMU + Arduino bot UPDATE

Gyro control in robots to hold direction

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Simple MPU6050 IMU + Arduino bot UPDATE

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
×1
Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) (6 deg of freedom)
Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) (6 deg of freedom)
×1
L298N motor driver
×1
Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
×1
DC Motor, 12 V
DC Motor, 12 V
×2
Smart car chassis
×1
11.1V Lipo battery
×1
Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
Fritzing

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
Multitool, Screwdriver
Multitool, Screwdriver
Tape, Foam
Tape, Foam

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Schematics

Connections

you can use a Breadboard too

final_breadboard_e3H2cdpFRt.jpg

Code

Gyro_controlled_Barney.ino

C/C++
#include <Wire.h>
#include <MPU6050.h>

MPU6050 mpu;

// Timers
unsigned long timer = 0;
float timeStep = 0.01;

// Pitch, Roll and Yaw values
float pitch = 0;
float roll = 0;
float yaw = 0;


int led = 13;
int ena = 5;
int enb = 6;
int ina = 7;
int inb = 4;
int inc = 9;
int ind = 8;




void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(115200);

  // Initialize MPU6050
  while(!mpu.begin(MPU6050_SCALE_2000DPS, MPU6050_RANGE_2G))
  {
    Serial.println("Could not find a valid MPU6050 sensor, check wiring!");
    delay(500);
  }
  
  // Calibrate gyroscope. The calibration must be at rest.
  // If you don't want calibration, comment this line.
  mpu.calibrateGyro();

  // Set threshold sensivty. Default 3.
  // If you don't want use threshold, comment this line or set 0.
  mpu.setThreshold(3);
pinMode(led, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ena, OUTPUT);
pinMode(enb, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ina, OUTPUT);
pinMode(inb, OUTPUT);
pinMode(inc, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ind, OUTPUT);

delay(5000); // use the delay to place barney on the floor
}

void loop()
{
  timer = millis();

  // Read normalized values
  Vector norm = mpu.readNormalizeGyro();

  // Calculate Pitch, Roll and Yaw
  pitch = pitch + norm.YAxis * timeStep;
  roll = roll + norm.XAxis * timeStep;
  yaw = yaw + norm.ZAxis * timeStep;

  // Output raw
  Serial.print(" Pitch = ");
  Serial.print(pitch);
  Serial.print(" Roll = ");
  Serial.print(roll);  
  Serial.print(" Yaw = ");
  Serial.println(yaw);

  // Wait to full timeStep period
  delay((timeStep*1000) - (millis() - timer));

  if ( yaw == 0 ) {
        digitalWrite(ina, HIGH);
        digitalWrite(inb,HIGH);
        analogWrite(ena, 0);
        digitalWrite(inc,HIGH);
        digitalWrite(ind,HIGH);
        analogWrite(enb, 0); 
        digitalWrite(led, HIGH);
  }
  else {
    if ( yaw < 0 ) {
        digitalWrite(ina, HIGH);
        digitalWrite(inb,LOW);
        analogWrite(ena, 80);
        digitalWrite(inc,LOW);
        digitalWrite(ind,HIGH);
        analogWrite(enb, 80); 
        digitalWrite(led, LOW);
  }

  else {
        digitalWrite(ina, LOW);
        digitalWrite(inb,HIGH);
        analogWrite(ena, 80);
        digitalWrite(inc,HIGH);
        digitalWrite(ind,LOW);
        analogWrite(enb, 80); 
         digitalWrite(led, LOW);
  }
    
  }
}

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