45. RC vehicle "Ontos"

I managed to upgrade the previous vehicle to a much bigger and more armored version, now confirmed as the Ontos.

<Entire unit>

Ontos has aluminum plates as armor, which not only gives this unit a new appearance, but it also protects it from outside forces. It also features an FPV system, which in other words, the robot can see the environment, and the video is displayed in real-time with a monitor, without using wires.

<Progress 1>

The power supply still uses Li-ion batteries to drive the electronic speed controllers, the receiver, and many more. In order to charge the batteries, the TP4056 modules will be used to charge the batteries with 5 volts input.

The wheels used for the Ontos were bigger, which means that they can cover more ground, and were more durable. The only thing that did not change is the ESCs, which were powerful enough to drive the 2 motors on their own.

<Full unit>

The Ontos uses the laser/servo combo in order to aim the laser up or down. The arm in the Ontos was driven with 2 motors at the base, with the servo acting like an elbow. The 2 motors were wired up in parallel, hooked up to the ESC, and then installed in the gear system.

The aluminum beam was installed to where the base gear is, and once that is done, a servo was then connected to the other end of the beam. The servo shaft connects to another beam directly, and at the very end, a claw was installed there.

<Completion>

Building Ontos is somewhat of a challenge since it requires more aluminum parts to assemble the chassis. The chassis has to be as strong as possible and has to support all the electronics needed to control this robot.

All in all, the Ontos has 2 main operations, to aim the laser up or down, and for the arm functions. Due to its large appearance, it gives the Ontos a more aggressive touch and the fact that you're dealing with a large machine.

 

<Test>