{"id":1102,"date":"2024-01-06T09:55:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T09:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2024-01-06T09:55:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T09:55:43","slug":"how-to-mount-a-line-follower-the-planning-and-designing-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/?p=1102","title":{"rendered":"How to mount a Line Follower &#8211; The Planning and Designing Stages."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We need to mount the line follower on the base on the robot in the centre. After some quick research I found that, for it (the line follower) to work at its optimum, the line follower needs to be mounted REALLY close to the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Measurements of the robot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the inside of the wheel mounts at either end, there is a gap of 140mm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The width of the whole robot is 140mm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Measurements for the line follower:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Length = 67.08mm&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Width = 27.5mm&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Depth (Thickness) = 2.3mm&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mounting Hole Sizing:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Diameter: 3.3mm&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hole is 2mm from edge of the line follower board.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gap between LEDs = 17.78mm&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We have 2 ideas for how the line follower could be mounted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Directly onto the robot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Onto a base that is already mounted on the robot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An issue: How do we feed the cables through?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: There are already gaps along the side of the robot that can utilised to feed cables through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will most likely relocate the speaker to a place that it can be more securely fastened on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related Information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/?p=946\">Link to blog post about the speaker.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/?p=913\">Yet another link to a blog post about the speaker<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/?p=898\">Amplifier<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"530\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-05-171217.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1105\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-05-171217.png 991w, http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-05-171217-300x160.png 300w, http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-05-171217-768x411.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a simplified Line Follower created using OpenSCAD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"911\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220531_201440_cropped-1024x911.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-921\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220531_201440_cropped-1024x911.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220531_201440_cropped-300x267.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220531_201440_cropped-768x683.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220531_201440_cropped-1536x1366.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220531_201440_cropped-2048x1822.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Line Follower is going to take the place of the speaker (that we used to make lemming noises). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"565\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-06-091725.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1117\" style=\"width:416px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-06-091725.png 695w, http:\/\/www.thelemmingfarm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-06-091725-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We need to mount the line follower on the base on the robot in the centre. 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