New project

Time for a new project, just like most of them it will probably not be finished in less than 3 or so years. However; the intention this time is to learn a little more about the following things:

• Electronics, especially handling analog sensors such as gyros and accelerometers
• Motor drivers, based on H bridges and MOSFETs
• The Arduino platform (and thus, the AVR-based ATmega328 µC)
• Mechanical constructions
• Control theory and basic digital implementations of control loops

I have always been impressed by the Segway and my first aim is to build a small and simple clone of it based on an Arduino, a couple of gearmotors and wheels from Pololu, an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), a motor driver and some other stuff, mostly aquired from http://www.sparkfun.com/.

Today, the first components arrived (from Sweden-based http://www.lawicel-shop.se/):