Md. Khairul Alam
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Child Assistant

A robot for children which helps to play and reduce addiction of smartphone.

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Child Assistant

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Connection of Motors

Code

Arduino Code

Arduino
This code will be uploaded to Arduino. It receives serial commands from Raspberry Pi and drives the motors accordingly.
/*************************************
 * Author: Md. Khairul Alam
 * This code is for controlling a robotic arm containing 5 servos
 */
#include <AFMotor.h>

AF_DCMotor motorLeft(3);
AF_DCMotor motorRight(4);

String inputString = "";         // a string to hold incoming data
boolean stringComplete = false;  // whether the string is complete

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  Serial.begin(9600);
 
  inputString.reserve(200);

   // turn on motor
  motorLeft.setSpeed(200);
  motorRight.setSpeed(200);
 
  motorLeft.run(RELEASE);
  motorRight.run(RELEASE);

}

void loop() {
  
  if (stringComplete) {
    if(inputString == "Forward"){//if received message = pos1
        forward();
        delay(20);
      }
    else if(inputString == "Backward"){
        backward();
        delay(20);
      } 
    else if(inputString == "Right"){
        turnRight();
        delay(20);
      } 
    else if(inputString == "Left"){
        turnLeft();
        delay(20);
      } 
    else if(inputString == "Stop"){
        stop();
        delay(20);
      }   
    // clear the string:
    inputString = "";
    stringComplete = false;
  }

}


void serialEvent() {
  while (Serial.available()) {    
    // get the new byte:
    char inChar = (char)Serial.read();     
    // if the incoming character is a newline, set a flag
    // so the main loop can do something about it:
    if (inChar == '\n') {
      stringComplete = true;
    }
    else
    // add it to the inputString:  
      inputString += inChar;
  }
}


void forward(){
  motorLeft.run(FORWARD);
  motorRight.run(FORWARD);
  }

void backward(){
  motorLeft.run(BACKWARD);
  motorRight.run(BACKWARD);
  }

void turnRight(){
  motorLeft.run(FORWARD);
  motorRight.run(BACKWARD);
  }

void turnLeft(){
  motorLeft.run(BACKWARD);
  motorRight.run(FORWARD);
  }

void stop(){
  motorLeft.run(RELEASE);
  motorRight.run(RELEASE);
  }

Action Code for Snips

Python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from snipsTools import SnipsConfigParser
from hermes_python.hermes import Hermes
from hermes_python.ontology import *


import io
import sys
import logging
import time
import serial
from imp import load_source
from matrix_lite import led
from matrix_lite import sensors

ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyAMA0',9600)

CONFIG_INI = "config.ini"
logging.basicConfig()

_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
_LOGGER.setLevel(logging.ERROR)


# If this skill is supposed to run on the satellite,
# please get this mqtt connection info from <config.ini>
# Hint: MQTT server is always running on the master device
MQTT_IP_ADDR = "localhost"
MQTT_PORT = 1883
MQTT_ADDR = "{}:{}".format(MQTT_IP_ADDR, str(MQTT_PORT))


class Child_Assistant_app(object):
    """Class used to wrap action code with mqtt connection        
    This app dispatch the intents to the corresponding actions
    """

    def __init__(self):
        """Initialize our app 
        - read the config file
        - initialize our API and Multilanguage Text handler class with 
          correct language 
        """

        # get the configuration if needed
        try:
            self.config = SnipsConfigParser.read_configuration_file(CONFIG_INI)

            # set log level according to config.ini
            if self.config["global"]["log_level"] == "DEBUG":
                _LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

            _LOGGER.debug(u"[__init__] - reading the config file {}".format(self.config))
            _LOGGER.debug(u"[__init__] - MQTT address is {}".format(MQTT_ADDR))

        except:
            self.config = None
            _LOGGER.error(u"[__init__] - not able to read config file!")


        # start listening to MQTT
        self.start_blocking()

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # --> Sub callback function, one per intent
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    # ===train_schedule_to intent action ======================================
    def robot_direction(self, hermes, intent_message):
        """Action for direction slot 
        """
        # terminate the session first if not continue
        hermes.publish_end_session(intent_message.session_id, "")
        
        direction = intent_message.slots.Direction.first().value
        ser.write(direction)
        ser.write('\n')
        # terminate the session first if not continue
        #hermes.publish_end_session(intent_message.session_id, text_to_speak)
        hermes.publish_start_session_notification(intent_message.site_id, "Car is going {}".format(str(direction)), "")

    # ===train_schedule_from_to intent action =================================
    def robot_color(self, hermes, intent_message):
        """Action for color slot
        """
        # terminate the session first if not continue
        hermes.publish_end_session(intent_message.session_id, "")
        
        color = intent_message.slots.Color.first().value
        ser.write(color)
        ser.write('\n')
        if color == 'Red':
            led.set('red') # color name
        elif color == 'Green':
            led.set('green') # color name
        elif color == 'Blue':
            led.set('blue') # color name
        elif color == 'White':
            led.set('white') # color name
        elif color == 'Black':
            led.set('black') # color name
        
        # terminate the session first if not continue
        #hermes.publish_end_session(intent_message.session_id, text_to_speak)
        hermes.publish_start_session_notification(intent_message.site_id, "Changes colot to {}".format(str(color)), "")

    # ===station_timetable intent action ======================================
    def robot_sound(self, hermes, intent_message):
        """fulfill the intent 
        """
        # terminate the session first if not continue
        hermes.publish_end_session(intent_message.session_id, "")
        
        sound = intent_message.slots.Sound.first().value
        ser.write(sound)
        ser.write('\n')
      
        
        # terminate the session first if not continue
        #hermes.publish_end_session(intent_message.session_id, text_to_speak)
        hermes.publish_start_session_notification(intent_message.site_id, "Car is playing {}".format(str(sound)), "")
        
    def robot_voice(self, hermes, intent_message):
        """fulfill the intent 
        """
        # terminate the session first if not continue
        hermes.publish_end_session(intent_message.session_id, "")
        
        voice = intent_message.slots.Voice.first().value
        ser.write(voice)
        ser.write('\n')
        
        # terminate the session first if not continue
        #hermes.publish_end_session(intent_message.session_id, text_to_speak)
        hermes.publish_start_session_notification(intent_message.site_id, "Car is talking {}".format(str(voice)), "")
        
    def robot_sense(self, hermes, intent_message):
        """fulfill the intent 
        """
        # terminate the session first if not continue
        hermes.publish_end_session(intent_message.session_id, "")
        
        sense = intent_message.slots.Sense.first().value
        #if sense == 'Temperature':
        #    sensors.humidity.read()
        #elif sense == 'Humidity':
        #    sensors.humidity.read()
        #elif sense == 'Pressure':
        #    sensors.pressure.read()
        #elif sense == 'Backward':
        #    self.relay13.off()
        #elif sense == 'Stop':
        #    self.relay13.off()
        #sensors.uv.read()
        # terminate the session first if not continue
        #hermes.publish_end_session(intent_message.session_id, text_to_speak)
        hermes.publish_start_session_notification(intent_message.site_id, "Car is reading {}".format(str(sense)), "")

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # --> Master callback function, triggered everytime an intent is recognized
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    def master_intent_callback(self, hermes, intent_message):
        coming_intent = intent_message.intent.intent_name
        _LOGGER.debug(u"[master_intent_callback] - Intent: {}".format(coming_intent))
        if coming_intent == "taifur:robot_direction":
            self.robot_direction(hermes, intent_message)
        if coming_intent == "taifur:robot_sound":
            self.robot_sound(hermes, intent_message)
        if coming_intent == "taifur:robot_color":
            self.robot_color(hermes, intent_message)
        if coming_intent == "taifur:robot_voice":
            self.robot_voice(hermes, intent_message)
        if coming_intent == "taifur:robot_sense":
            self.robot_sense(hermes, intent_message)

    # --> Register callback function and start MQTT
    def start_blocking(self):
        with Hermes(MQTT_ADDR) as h:
            h.subscribe_intents(self.master_intent_callback).start()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    Child_Assistant_app()

Credits

Md. Khairul Alam

Md. Khairul Alam

68 projects • 584 followers
Developer, Maker & Hardware Hacker. Currently working as a faculty at the University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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