Donatello is/to be a autonomous little RC car that is going to compete in RobotSM 2023 in the category Folkrace.

Use the RC car Kyosho Mini-Z Buggy, replacing PCBs for custom control and adding lidar module (custom) for sensing enviroment.W

• firmware: Firmware running on STM32F411 MCU
• hardware: , CAD files, RC car info
• PCB: PCB design
• matlab: Algorithm development, data aquisition

During this project I have set some goals to learn in different categories:

• Hardwre:
  • Lidar
  • USB Virtual com port
• Algorithms:
  • Object detection with Lidar
  • Object avoidance with lidar
• Development tools
  • CLI on MCU
  • Trying out building, testing and compiling via Github Actions
    • cmake
    • cppcheck
    • clang-format

Designed to be drop in replacement of PCBs of Kyosho Mini-Z Buggy PCBs and custom solid state lidar. Consists of 3 PCBs:

1. MCU board: STM32F411, USB, Extra UART, Encoder, 6 Layer
2. AUX board: Motor, Power board, 2 layer
3. Lidar board: 5x ST VL53L1X sensors on flex pcb

TODO - Add Gerbers :)

Kyosho Mini-Z Buggy

To design encoder mount to fit on the existing car I made a 3D scan to check fit.