Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Vehicle

Taking an RC Car and converting it to a SLAM Vehicle.

Jordan Lau

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Description

I have always been curious about autonomous vehicles and how they worked so I decided I would build one myself on a smaller scale.I started off with an RC car and decided I would build off it and include things like telemetry, GPS, and FPV cameras. The two stars of this project will be the 2D lidar and Erle Brain 3 which will do all the obstacle detection, mapping, and controls of the vehicle.

Details

I have the majority of the parts but now I have to figure out how I will be mounting everything together. I need a stable platform for the Erle Brain 3 and RPLidar so I am thinking of making mounts for them in SolidWorks and 3D printing them out. The GPS and Telemetry should be fine mounting directly to the frame with some double sided tape so I am not worried about that. The next thing I need to get in order is learning the Robot Operating System (ROS) which will be used to control the entire vehicle. Once I make some progress on the mount designs I will update this post.

Components

1 × Erle Brain 3
1 × RPLIDAR A1
1 × 1/16 Brushless 4WD Racing Buggy w/25A System
1 × HobbyKing® ™HK-GT2B 3CH 2.4GHz Transmitter and Receiver w/Rechargable Li-ion Battery
1 × 3DR Radio Telemetry 915MHZ Module For APM APM2