Electrifying Our Robot to Think
T he electrical systems of Order 66 were built from scratch. With individual components, some circuit boards, and a lot of solder, we were able to breathe life into our robot.
Our team had many design considerations such as:
- Power budgeting
- Current requirements & wire guages
- Electrical noise
- Circuit placement
- Cable management
- Short-circuit prevention/mitigation
and much more.
Core Electrical Components
A New Brain
One of the innovations the Engineering Physics Project Lab brought to ENPH 253 is to upgrade their old TINAH boards to use a newer and faster microprocessor dubbed the “Blue Pill”. Having only rudimentary experience with Arduino Unos, our ambitious team set out to use this new board.