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2 Robot Components and Anatomy - Coggle Diagram
2 Robot Components and Anatomy
Sensors: These are the sensory organs of a robot, collecting data from the robot's environment to allow it to perceive and interact with the world around it.
Cameras: Visual sensors capture images and video, enabling robots to "see" their surroundings.
Ultrasonic Sensors: These sensors use sound waves to measure distances and detect obstacles.
Infrared Sensors: These sensors detect heat signatures and are often used for proximity sensing and temperature measurement.
Touch Sensors: These sensors detect physical contact with objects or surfaces, allowing robots to interact with their environment through touch.
Actuators: These are the robot's muscles, converting electrical signals from the robot's control system into physical actions.
Motors: Motors generate mechanical motion by converting electrical energy into rotational or linear movement.
Servo Motors: Servo motors provide precise control over position and speed.
Pneumatic Actuators: These actuators use compressed air to create motion.
Processors: These are the brain of the robot, controlling its behavior by receiving data from sensors, making decisions, and sending commands to actuators.
Microcontrollers: These are small, low-powered processors that are often used in simple robots.
Single-board Computers: These are more powerful processors that can be used in more complex robots.
Advanced Processors: These are the most powerful processors and are used in robots that require substantial computing power
Power Sources: These provide the energy needed to run the robot's components
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Batteries: These are the most common power source for robots.
Fuel Cells: These are more efficient than batteries but are also more expensive.
Wired Power Connections: These are used for robots that are constantly connected to a power source.
Structural Elements: These house and support the robot's components, affecting its stability, durability, and range of motion.
Chassis: The chassis is the main frame of the robot.
Frame: The frame provides additional support for the robot's components.
Mechanical Linkages: These connect the robot's components and allow them to move relative to each other.
Relationships between the Main Ideas
The main ideas of this chapter are all interconnected. The sensors provide data that is used by the processors to make decisions about how to move the actuators. The power sources provide the energy that the robot needs to operate. The structural elements house and support the robot's components.
Key Takeaways from the Chapter
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The key to understanding how robots work is to understand the different components that make up a robot and how they interact with each other.
The choice of sensors, actuators, processors, power sources, and structural elements depends on the robot's application and the specific tasks that it needs to perform.
The design of a robot must consider all of these factors to ensure that the robot is able to function effectively in its intended environment.