Chapter 4. Making Your Own Autonomous Car Robot

In this chapter, we will explore how to build a car robot by integrating some sensor and actuator devices to make the robot run without human interference. We will also learn how to navigate the robot and control it from your computer.

We will explore the topics in the following sections:

  • Introducing autonomous systems
  • Introducing mobile robots
  • Building your own car robot
  • Working with the Pololu Zumo robot for Arduino
  • Controlling a car robot from a computer
  • Working with a GPS module for navigation
  • Introducing map engine platforms
  • Building a navigated car-based GPS
  • Making your own autonomous car

Introducing autonomous systems

An autonomous system is a system that performs something automatically by self-learning. ...

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