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PDA Robotics: Using Your Personal Digital Assistant to Control Your Robot

By Doug Williams

Book information

Publisher
McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Year
2003
ISBN
9780071417419, 0071417419
DOI
10.1036/0071434038
Open Library ID
OL7299854M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2979596 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
256\256
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

BUILD A ROBOT AND MAKE IT RUN - RIGHT FROM YOUR PDA!The virtual chasm between PDAs and robots has been spanned, with McGraw-Hill's PDA Robotics: Using Your Personal Digital Assistant to Control Your Robot, an easy-to-read guide to integrating these two pieces of technology into a single, remote-controlled powerhouse. Written in easy-to-understand language by a renowned software designer and robotics expert, this unique resource reveals innovative concepts and designs, helping you to build your own PDA-controlled robot from the ground up. As a result, you'll be able to: * Allow any PDA to communicate with and control your robot * Establish a wireless RF link between your PDA and robot * Acquire low-cost, standard, and easily obtainable components * Learn about special software, control circuits, and interface ideas for creating artificial life forms * Customize modules easily * And more! Perfect for hobbyists, students of electronics, and engineers alike, this book is your entree into the brave new world of PDA-controlled robots! Inside: * The Anatomy of a PDA * Software IDEs and Electronic Design * Movement Systems * Wireless RF * Room Radar and Sonar Devices * And Much More!

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