Project Overview

The primary objective of this project was to create an RC tank employing a PS3 controller, capable of providing live video streaming in order to monitor the entire home from a stationary base. I quickly realized however, that instead of using a seperate controller and a secondary device (such as tablet) for video feedback from the Pi camera, it would be economical to control the tank via just the tablet. The tank chassis motors are controlled with L293h IC and the pan & tilt servos are controlled and powered via GPIOs.

Key Learnings

• Creating custom PCBs using Eagle CAD
• About Raspberry Pi and it's versatility
• Designing mechanical parts in SolidWorks and error of margin
• Python, HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, Bash scripts, Linux libraries