xxi■ CONTENTS■ Chapter 25: Launching the Line-Follower .......................................................... 373
Correcting and Tweaking .............................................................................................. 373
Preliminary Examination ..................................................................................................................... 373Trial Run: Following a Straight Line .................................................................................................... 377Correcting Common Problems ............................................................................................................ 378Does This Look Straight to You? ......................................................................................................... 382The Maiden Voyage ...................................................................................................... 384
Solving Steering Problems ................................................................................................................. 385Potential Improvements Line-following robot: ............................................................. 386
Protecting Against a Reversed Battery ............................................................................................... 386Eliminating Surges with Capacitors .................................................................................................... 387Improving Line-Following ................................................................................................................... 388Final Bow...................................................................................................................... 391
■ Chapter 26: Smoother, Smaller, Cheaper ........................................................... 393
Playing with Sensor Circuitry ....................................................................................... 393
Lowering Light Sensor Resistance ..................................................................................................... 394Driving Straight ................................................................................................................................... 394Revising or Leaping? .......................................................................................................................... 395Reducing Cost and Improving Capabilities ................................................................... 395
Shrinking Packages ............................................................................................................................ 397Increasing Functionality ..................................................................................................................... 399Shrinking Costs .................................................................................................................................. 400Ever Changing .............................................................................................................. 402
■ Chapter 27: Encore ............................................................................................ 403
Robot Components ....................................................................................................... 403
Logic Chips ......................................................................................................................................... 403Microcontrollers ................................................................................................................................. 404Voltage Regulators.............................................................................................................................. 405Capacitors ........................................................................................................................................... 407Solar Power ........................................................................................................................................ 408