Category Archives: Motor Control

‘Taming of the Shaft’

Micromouse and Me

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Pranjal Chaubey

In the October of 2006 (my 3rd Semester), I attended one month long workshop on the classic 8051 microcontroller. The seniors conducting the workshop encouraged us to apply the knowledge we have gained and participate in some college techfest. With … Continue reading →

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Stepper Motor Current Chopper Drive

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Pranjal Chaubey

I generally use stepper motors as actuators in my robots. They are easy to drive, easy to control and very lazy. To make my robots (aka mice :-P) go fast, I thought that making some improvements with the software was … Continue reading →

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DC Motor Velocity Control, Robot Odometry and Path Planning

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Pranjal Chaubey

After completing my third year in engineering, I got my summer internship at ThinkLABS, a division of The Robotics Institute(TRI) @ IIT Bombay. It was a truly memorable and an eventful 😉 experience for me. From designing cute little robots to … Continue reading →

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