PROJECT 20: SENTRY GUN

A SENTRY GUN IS AN UNMANNED WEAPON CAPABLE OF AUTONOMOUSLY SENSING AND FIRING UPON ENEMY TARGETS USING ULTRASONIC DETECTION. IN THIS PROJECT, WE’LL CREATE A MINIATURE VERSION OF THIS GUN.

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PARTS REQUIRED

• Arduino board

• Mini breadboard

• Jumper wires

• Male-to-male jumper wires

• Four-pin HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor

• WLToys RC V959 missile launcher

• Tower Pro SG90 9g servomotor

LIBRARIES REQUIRED

• Servo

• NewPing

HOW IT WORKS

We’ll attach the toy missile launcher and the ultrasonic sensor to a servo arm (see Figure ...

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