This is the software for the Velociryder, a self balancing two wheeled skateboard, started as a side project and was then entered in Georgia Tech's 2011 InVenture Prize. We made it all the way to the finals!
The code has the following features:
- PD control (no integral, wasn't necessary)
- Automatic startup via killswitch and level detection
- Support for foot pedal steering, just as in the Velociryder
- Use of accelerometer and gyroscope to obtain board level
- Moving average and complementary filters for the sensors
It works alright.
Things you will probably need to tweak:
- Turning constants
- GYROTORAD4, GYROTORAD, ACCLTORAD: These convert the sensor's ADC units to radians
- ACCL_CENTER: This defines the center balance point of the board
- sensor defines: The pins the sensors are on
- OHSHITSWITCH: killswitch pin
- However you control your motors
This is Arduino source code. So put it in a directory called velociryder in your sketchbook, fiddle, program, and go!
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Version 1 of the Velociryder, back when it was called the Glide Board http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvfUIxusPZw
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Version 2, built in aluminum and eliminated hand controller http://www.gpb.org/inventure/velociryder
This code is released under the MIT License. If you do use it, send me a message, I want to see it!