To make the robot move, two 12V DC electro motors with gearbox were placed into the robot. The motors were each separately navigated with a PWM output of the microcontroller. However, the microcontroller could not provide the needed current and it is impossible to invert the motors. So a H-bridge (L6203) was integrated into the circuit. The H-bridge converts the PWM signal into voltage between 0 and 12V. By changing the second input of the H-bridge, the output voltage of the H-bridge is inverted.

H-bridge Scheme

H-bridge

H-bridge

     

Sensor

Electric Sensor Circuits

Microcontroller

Frame

Program

Dribbler

Shooter

Motor

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