Introduction of the project is to design and create AH2 Combo Kit for botboarduino

The primary objective of the project is to design and create AH2 Combo Kit for botboarduino. BotBoarduino is an Arduino Duemilanove micro-controller that is designed for Lynxmotion robots. It is small sized micro-controller having dimensions 3”*2.3” and it has a foot stand that helps users to attach it to any sort of Lynxmotion robot. AH2 Combo Kit is used to control botboarduino efficiently. The Kit has black anodized brackets that also contain SSC-32 Servo controller and SSC-32’s hexapod sequencer that is built in the Kit to take full advantage of it. The primary aim of planning and creating of AH2 Combo Kit for botboarduino is to use it for AH2 hexapod walking robots [1]. The robots are equipped with innovative mechanical leg design that provides them adequate strength to hold thing and the kit helps to reduce the current requirements to make is energy efficient. The robot would have two degree of freedom that will help it to steer like a tank that means it can move forward, backward, place turning, and gradual turning is also supported. The Combo kit has everything on it including sensors and circuits that are required to make robot functional but it does not contain batteries and robot requires 12 HS-442 servos for its legs [2].

AH2 Combo Kit for botboarduino is shown in the figure below.

Source:http://www.lynxmotion.com/p-960-ah2-combo-kit-for-botboarduino.aspx

Tentative schedule and deadline

Milestones of the project is to design and create AH2 Combo Kit for botboarduino

Designing

Includes

Alum. Hexapod 3 Body Kit - Full Size (Black) (HBK-03)

3 x 2DOF Mechanical Advantage Leg Pair (No Servos) (2DOFB-KT)

12 x HS-422 (76 oz. in.) Standard Servo (S422) or more powerful

 Requires

Microcontroller (BotBoarduino suggested)

SSC-32 Servo Controller (SSC-32)

PS2 controller (optional)

http://www.lynxmotion.com/p-959-ah2-combo-kit-no-electronics.aspx

Controlling the Robot of the project is to design and create AH2 Combo Kit for botboarduino

 Several different kits are available. By offloading the servo pulse generation and sequence movement timing to the SSC-32, your microcontroller has plenty of power to do some really cool things. The current programming allows the robot to walk from PS2 control or autonomously. Note that this robot takes full advantage of the SSC-32's built-in hexapod sequencer; simply send the right commands from a serial source and watch the robot walk.

Also, the robot is compatible with the following batteries and chargers.

Chargers of the project is to design and create AH2 Combo Kit for botboarduino

> NiCad & Ni-MH Universal Smart Charger
  Batteries
    > 6.0 Volt Ni-MH 1600mAh Battery Pack
    > 6.0 Volt Ni-MH 2800mAh Battery Pack

Body Assembly instruction of the project is to design and create AH2 Combo Kit for botboarduino

For assembly of this robot body the one thing must be kept in mind is the safety. You must have to wear glasses and gloves and don’t touch a powered robot.

There are some steps that you must have to follow for assemble the body of the robot.

Step1: You have to use socket screws for attaching them at the bottom of this robot.

Figure 1: Part of robot 1

Source: http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/h3i/h301.jpg

Step2: Then after this you have to mount the top side of the robot through the use of 

Figure 2: Part of robot 2

Source: http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/h3i/h302.jpg

Step3: In the next step you need to slide the end panels and then attach

Figure 3: Part of robot 3

Source: http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/h3i/h303.jpg

Step4: This is the most important step for assembling the robot in this you need to configure SSC-32For this you have to remove VL=VS jumpers and attach the wiring harness with VS1 and then attach the 9v battery clip to VL that will act as the main power source for this robot part. You must have to make sure of the wire colors that is red wire must be for (+) and black wire must be for (-).  Attach the small screws at the tip of the wire.

Figure 4: SSC-32

Source: http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/h3r/new/h3r103.jpg

Step 5: Afterwards in the next step you need to install and attach the Atom 28 that is very sensitive and contains number of pins. Then after this you have to remove these jumpers like VL=VS and ABC buttons and connect these jumper with that like speaker enable and 4-7 bus you have to use hex screws for attaching in correct order.

References of the project is to design and create AH2 Combo Kit for botboarduino