Hi,
I'm at the very beginning of a hobby project:
I intend to build a remote controlled car (1.5 foot length) that can be easily controlled from a normal PC. Only basic movement forward/back/right/left.
At first it will be manually controlled, but intend to make it autonomous using artificial intelligence software (of my own design).
The input to the AI will be solely based on images from 2 webcams mounted on the vehicle - which will be used to create a 3D interpretation of the terrain in the software "brain".
My big problem is that I am completely new to robotics (and electronics), and so do not know what would be a good solution to this.
My completely naive proposal for a technical/physical solution is:
- AI software communicates with the wireless network card in the PC.
- The wireless network card communicates with a wireless ethernet to USB adapter in the vehicle.
- The USB adapter connects to a USB hub in the vehicle.
- The USB hub connects to 2 webcameras.
- The USB hub connects to a USB-to-serial-adapter.
- The serial adapter communicates with some kind of servo controller.
- The servo controller controls the steering and the electromotor. (Is the motor controlled in the same way as the steering btw? I'm completely green on this.)
How does this look?
Am I completely out on the fields here, or could this work?
Any suggestions for the "wireless ethernet to USB" adapter?
Any suggestions for the "USB to serial adapter"?
Any suggestions for just about anything below that?
I would be very grateful for any advice or suggestions concerning this.
- Jonas
I'm at the very beginning of a hobby project:
I intend to build a remote controlled car (1.5 foot length) that can be easily controlled from a normal PC. Only basic movement forward/back/right/left.
At first it will be manually controlled, but intend to make it autonomous using artificial intelligence software (of my own design).
The input to the AI will be solely based on images from 2 webcams mounted on the vehicle - which will be used to create a 3D interpretation of the terrain in the software "brain".
My big problem is that I am completely new to robotics (and electronics), and so do not know what would be a good solution to this.
My completely naive proposal for a technical/physical solution is:
- AI software communicates with the wireless network card in the PC.
- The wireless network card communicates with a wireless ethernet to USB adapter in the vehicle.
- The USB adapter connects to a USB hub in the vehicle.
- The USB hub connects to 2 webcameras.
- The USB hub connects to a USB-to-serial-adapter.
- The serial adapter communicates with some kind of servo controller.
- The servo controller controls the steering and the electromotor. (Is the motor controlled in the same way as the steering btw? I'm completely green on this.)
How does this look?
Am I completely out on the fields here, or could this work?
Any suggestions for the "wireless ethernet to USB" adapter?
Any suggestions for the "USB to serial adapter"?
Any suggestions for just about anything below that?
I would be very grateful for any advice or suggestions concerning this.
- Jonas