Zoe The Robot
Control Panel Section            
0. Image Missing ControlPanelDetached.JPG The control panel section; detached from the rest of the robot.
Each section is modular, and can be removed for easier access to it's internal components
1. Image Missing Control panel mounted on the robot.
The front of the panel contains 3 indicator LEDs and 3 switches.
The large switch on the lower right, controls the power to the computer section.
2. Image Missing On top of the control panel section is the "E-Stop" switch. This switch can remove all power from the main motor driver. The switch is mounted here, at a certain height above ground, as per the specs of an old "NASA Grand Challenge". This switch can be pressed manually, or it can be pulled down, under remote control, by an internal servo motor.

On the front of the panel, in the upper left, is a small volt meter
3. Image Missing The 3 LED indicators are lit when there is power applied to:
  1. The main motor driver
  2. The servo controller board
  3. The R/C receiver.

The switch marked RCVR, controls power to the R/C receiver.
The switch marked AUTO - R/C, switches the main motors between Autonomous control (Computer) and Remote control, via a standard R/C hobby transmitter.
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The "RC / Auto" Switch allows me to drive the robot around with a radio control, and then give the control back to the computer software.
4. Image Missing CntrlPnlInside.JPG Inside the control panel are: The E-Stop switch and it's servo, the Volt Meter, The R/C radio receiver, a servo controller board and switches for the various optional working modes.
5. Image Missing The E-Stop switch and its servo motor are mounted inside the blue box.
6. Image Missing As of 9/2021, The Odometry board is mounted in the rear of the control panel section.
I am now working on the software to read the data from the Arduino on the Odometry board.
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