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Samreen Ansari
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🔥Wheels and Wires: Building My Arduino Self-Driving Car🚗👩‍💻

Introduction

Welcome to the "Wheels & Wires" series, where I'll document my journey of building an Arduino-based self-driving car. Join me as I dive into embedded programming and real-time systems, learning as I build, troubleshoot, and discover. I will also try to make this series like a guide, providing detailed insights, code, and solutions to the challenges encountered along the way.

 

Project Goals

The goal of this project is to construct a self-driving car using an Arduino, actuators, sensors, and a path-finding algorithm. There will be a camera to track the position of the car relative to a goal and detect obstacles in its path. Using data from the camera and onboard sensors, the Arduino will receive wireless instructions to control its movement.

 

What to Expect

In each post, I'll provide insights into the challenges I face, the solutions I come up with, and the progress I make. From coding hurdles to hardware integrations, I'll cover it all.

 

What's Next

Stay tuned for the next installment, where we'll dive into the details of setting up the project environment and getting started with the hardware.


About Me

I'm a Software Engineer by profession and tinkerer by passion. I love everything AI, Robotics, and embedded systems. While I may be new to embedded programming, I am super excited about this project and can't wait to watch my car go zooooom! 🚗🔌🤖

Check out the code on my GitHub.
Connect with me on LinkedIn.

Happy tinkering!

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Ben Halpern •

Insta-follow

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DarioCasciato •

Nice to see other embedded Developers here! Good luck on your Project!

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Samreen Ansari •

Thank you so much, @dariocasciato !!

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Aadarsh Bijoy •

This sounds like an exciting and educational project! I'm sure your passion and determination will not only lead to a successful project but also inspire others to pursue their own creative endeavors. Wishing you all the best on this exciting adventure!

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Samreen Ansari •

Thank you so much for the amazing comment! ♥️

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Mahvish •

Wow! Such an Interesting Project

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Samreen Ansari •

Thank you, Mahvish! 🙌

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Gabriel Francis •

Looks like an interesting idea. Good luck đź‘Ť

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Samreen Ansari •

Thank you!! ✨

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