V1.0
Category: Microcontrollers
Estimated Time Commitment: 4-8 hours
Project Owner: Graham (gbooth)
Your task is to design and implement a light-following system using an Arduino, a servo motor, and light sensors. The project should enable the servo motor to move and orient itself in the direction of a light source detected by the sensors. You are free to use any type of light sensor we have in the lab and your prototype should be assembled on a breadboard using jumper wires.
Note: This is a intermediate level microcontroller project: there are simple ways to approach it and many ways to extend it. However, if you are completely new to microcontrollers and/or breadboarding, we recommend to go through some of the built in tutorials in the Arduino IDE before beginning.
You will be given the following base-kit of components:
You will need to research and choose the type and number of light sensing components you will use, based on what we have in the lab.
Additionally you can use jumper wires to make the connections on the breadboard.