yurnerosk / poli-segway

Simple and easy to use, this repository has all the code necessary to make a two-wheel segway, using only the necessary Arduino components.

POLI USP - Segway

Creation of a two-wheeled robot that stands by itself. Amazing, right?

The project has been finished, however feel free to contact me as much as you like.

Story

The original idea for this project of mine was to create a simple guide for all engineering students that aspired to create something (anything!) for themselves, instead of always sistematically practicing last years' tests only to vomit lots of equations, in order to reach a 5.0 mark in some impossible test. Doesn't really makes sense to overcomplicate our lives with these, since technology is always advancing.

So what I did was to record my experience building a Segway from scratch, without knowing exactly what a Uno was, never used PID (I learned it, not used it) and not a clue of how to use a soldering tip. For me, it's hard to imagine a mechanical engineer that does not know how to solder, so for me it was a cool achievement.

That's it. I hope you have fun like I had using these info and maybe help improving it, since at that time I was like anyone, a complete amateur.

Why Segway?

The best part in the mechanical engineering course is Control. I know i know, but making a robot that stands by itself is amazing. So amazing it makes you think that creating something like this is nearly impossible, but in reality it is just a little difficult (which is, a lot of difference!).

Hardest Parts

For me, the hardest part of the whole robot was tuning the gyroscope, and you can have a better life quality reading this link: (https://www.geekmomprojects.com/gyroscopes-and-accelerometers-on-a-chip/). Thanks, Geek Mom.

Possible Upgrades

This segway used two normal motors, that do not have encoders. That being said, a whole lot of improvement is possible could use better control routines.