Explorer Development System

 The Explorer Development System was created for classroom instruction, learning to integrate and program the basic system and to add and integrate sensors and effectors. It contains the same vehicle control board with Raspberry Pi-4 and ESP-32 computers. It also has the Input/Output Board for interface to the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), depth, voltage, temperature, leak sensors and NeoPixel LEDs. It also provides outputs to the four Electronic Speed Controllers and four simulated thrusters.

They are functionally the same as the vehicle but lower cost. You can actually drive the Development System checking out you thrusters and lights. maneuvers and light control. You can also run SONY Ps3 bluetooth control to drive the vehicle or charge the light settings.

Programs are written in python. The operating system and environment has been optimized for future learning and integration of sensors. You will receive the programs and curriculum.

The Basic course is 18 hours and has six three-hour sections.

• Introduction

• Raspberry Pi4 computer with Development System for python programming.

• ESP-32 computer with Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for python programming.

• Camera and NeoPixel LED physics, examples and programming. Joystick functionality and button examples.

• Topside Windows or Mac Control Panel for camera, navigation, control and vehicle status display. Bluetooth joystick controls are passed through the PC via Ethernet Tether.

• Integration of Joystick, maneuvers, light control. This is the fun part of the course where you demonstrate your recently acquired knowledge of robotics physical architecture, vehicle math and physics principles, programming skills and vehicle operating skills.

• We end the course with bench top simulations. Further instruction is given on how to prepare the vehicle for pool demonstration or ocean exploration.