Electrical Systems

The electrical systems on board the robot utilized the Proteus, acting as the brain, a multitude of sensors for navigation functions, and motors giving the robot movement. The Proteus was wired to two Vex Motors, a HEXTEK mini-servo, a Futaba servo motor, a CdS cell, two digital optosensors functioning as encoders, two Bump switches, and the electromagnet transistor . A Block Diagram can be seen below to visualize the connections, along with spreadsheets of information regarding the different sensors and their corresponding ports on the Proteus.

Proteus Block Diagram

 

MOSFET transistor and electromagnet circuit ( G = ground, D = Drain, S = Source)

 

I/O port connectivity

 

Motor connectivity

 

Servo Motor connectivity