Guide

17 ROBOTICS ADVENTURE BOOK  SCOUTER MANUAL  STEM
Activity 5 – Sensing Proximity
Objective
• To be able to detect the presence
of an object ahead
• To stop before running into the object
How does this get used?
• You can expect that there will be unknown
objects on the planet; your prototype needs to
detect and go around them rather than crash
and get damaged.
What you need to know
• Pin for infrared sensor
• How the infrared sensor works
• How to convert a value to a distance
Extend / Challenge
• Can you drive around an object in the field and pick
up the same search pattern?