RF Controllers
I assembled 25 controllers for the NEET Autonomous Machines sophomore project class, 2.S007 Design and Manufacturing I (of Robotic Systems)!
The design was based on a tutorial by How to Mechatronics. Each controller has the following electronics on board: an Arduino Pro Mini, two joysticks, two SPDT toggle switches, two potentiometers, six push buttons, an MPU6050 IMU, and an NRF24L01 transmitter. They also have capacitors, jumpers, and an SMD voltage regulator.
These were all powered by two rechargeable 3.7V Li-ion batteries on the back and enclosed by two laser cut acrylic sheets.
Provided materials
- sample finished controller
- custom printed PCB
- MPU6050 IMUs
- PCBs, capacitors, joysticks
Work station at 4-409
set-up, soldering IMUs, soldering headers
Soldering components
- Arduino pro minis with headers
- Wires added due to wrong board version purchased
- first 10 PCBs soldered
- drying after cleaning
- close up shot
Final assembly
- laser cut acrylic covers
- close up of covers
- removed protective sheets
- assembly
- first few
- testing and debugging
