This week, I worked on getting the motors to move. Unfortunately, I found out the H-Bridges for the motor control are not working. I believe it is an issue with the shipping or manufacturing of the component. I received the H-Bridges with the same electrical components on the board, either capacitors or transistors, bent flat. I bent them back into an upright position, but I think this bending loosened the connections. When I was testing my code, the H-Bridges were making a buzzing sound and heating up significantly. Thus, I ordered new H-Bridges and am hoping this will fix the issue. If this doesn’t work, I will consider buying a robot car kit online to remove the risk of compatibility issues between components. Other than this issue, I worked on wiring the robot and connecting all the components together, as well as further developing the Arduino code for the robot.
Overall, I remain behind compared to the Gantt chart. Next week, when the new H-Bridges arrive, I hope that the motors will work and that I can continue to regain progress so that other aspects of the project can be implemented and tested according to the schedule in a timely manner.