Pathfinder Ground Vehicle

The Pathfinderr Ground Vehicle is a 4-wheel drive, 12 mph vehicle, 4 independently controlled motors, 32 neopixel LEDs to simulate car lights, ESP-32 Arduino compatible computer, programmable in C++. Maneuvers can be preprogrammed or the joystick can drive the car, select maneuvers and control lights.

• Porpoise Robotics 4-wheel, 4 independent motors, 12 mph vehicle

• ESP-32, Arduino Compatible Computer

• 32 Neopixel LEDs

• SONY PS3 Joystick

• 16V, 3300mAh, 50Wh rechargeable LiPo Battery,

• 5VDC, 16V DC and four servo outputs

• Set of Instructional slides and programs on 32GByte Thumb Drive

The Basic 15-hour course teaches the ESP-32 and vehicle architecture, Arduino C++ programming, subsystem and vehicle control programs, joystick programming. Integration of Sensors 9-hour covers twelve analog sensors electrical integration and programming.

Course Curriculum:

Lesson 1 Introduction   

Lesson 2 Motor Control 

Lesson 3 Joystick Functions and Programming 

Lesson 4 Neopixel LED Programming 

Lesson5 Pathfinder Maneuvers